Q: Is 944,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 944,112 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 944,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 34 39 48 51 52 68 78 89 102 104 136 156 178 204 208 221 267 272 312 356 408 442 534 624 663 712 816 884 1,068 1,157 1,326 1,424 1,513 1,768 2,136 2,314 2,652 3,026 3,471 3,536 4,272 4,539 4,628 5,304 6,052 6,942 9,078 9,256 10,608 12,104 13,884 18,156 18,512 19,669 24,208 27,768 36,312 39,338 55,536 59,007 72,624 78,676 118,014 157,352 236,028 314,704 472,056 and 944,112, with no remainder.

Since 944,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 944,112, 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).