Q: Is 876,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 876,456 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 876,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 37 42 47 56 63 72 74 84 94 111 126 141 148 168 188 222 252 259 282 296 329 333 376 423 444 504 518 564 658 666 777 846 888 987 1,036 1,128 1,316 1,332 1,554 1,692 1,739 1,974 2,072 2,331 2,632 2,664 2,961 3,108 3,384 3,478 3,948 4,662 5,217 5,922 6,216 6,956 7,896 9,324 10,434 11,844 12,173 13,912 15,651 18,648 20,868 23,688 24,346 31,302 36,519 41,736 48,692 62,604 73,038 97,384 109,557 125,208 146,076 219,114 292,152 438,228 and 876,456, with no remainder.

Since 876,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 876,456, 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).