Q: Is 418,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 418,968 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 418,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 23 24 33 36 44 46 66 69 72 88 92 99 132 138 184 198 207 253 264 276 396 414 506 529 552 759 792 828 1,012 1,058 1,518 1,587 1,656 2,024 2,116 2,277 3,036 3,174 4,232 4,554 4,761 5,819 6,072 6,348 9,108 9,522 11,638 12,696 17,457 18,216 19,044 23,276 34,914 38,088 46,552 52,371 69,828 104,742 139,656 209,484 and 418,968, with no remainder.

Since 418,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 418,968, 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).