Q: Is 607,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 607,992 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 607,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 47 49 56 66 77 84 88 94 98 132 141 147 154 168 188 196 231 264 282 294 308 329 376 392 462 517 539 564 588 616 658 924 987 1,034 1,078 1,128 1,176 1,316 1,551 1,617 1,848 1,974 2,068 2,156 2,303 2,632 3,102 3,234 3,619 3,948 4,136 4,312 4,606 6,204 6,468 6,909 7,238 7,896 9,212 10,857 12,408 12,936 13,818 14,476 18,424 21,714 25,333 27,636 28,952 43,428 50,666 55,272 75,999 86,856 101,332 151,998 202,664 303,996 and 607,992, with no remainder.

Since 607,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 607,992, 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).