Q: Is 998,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 998,784 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 998,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 32 34 36 48 51 54 64 68 72 96 102 108 128 136 144 153 192 204 216 272 288 289 306 384 408 432 459 544 576 578 612 816 864 867 918 1,088 1,152 1,156 1,224 1,632 1,728 1,734 1,836 2,176 2,312 2,448 2,601 3,264 3,456 3,468 3,672 4,624 4,896 5,202 6,528 6,936 7,344 7,803 9,248 9,792 10,404 13,872 14,688 15,606 18,496 19,584 20,808 27,744 29,376 31,212 36,992 41,616 55,488 58,752 62,424 83,232 110,976 124,848 166,464 249,696 332,928 499,392 and 998,784, with no remainder.

Since 998,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,784, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).