Q: Is 383,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 383,616 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 383,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 37 48 54 64 72 74 81 96 108 111 128 144 148 162 192 216 222 288 296 324 333 384 432 444 576 592 648 666 864 888 999 1,152 1,184 1,296 1,332 1,728 1,776 1,998 2,368 2,592 2,664 2,997 3,456 3,552 3,996 4,736 5,184 5,328 5,994 7,104 7,992 10,368 10,656 11,988 14,208 15,984 21,312 23,976 31,968 42,624 47,952 63,936 95,904 127,872 191,808 and 383,616, with no remainder.

Since 383,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 383,616, 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).