Q: Is 609,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 609,336 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 609,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 18 21 24 26 27 28 31 36 39 42 52 54 56 62 63 72 78 84 91 93 104 108 117 124 126 156 168 182 186 189 216 217 234 248 252 273 279 312 351 364 372 378 403 434 468 504 546 558 651 702 728 744 756 806 819 837 868 936 1,092 1,116 1,209 1,302 1,404 1,512 1,612 1,638 1,674 1,736 1,953 2,184 2,232 2,418 2,457 2,604 2,808 2,821 3,224 3,276 3,348 3,627 3,906 4,836 4,914 5,208 5,642 5,859 6,552 6,696 7,254 7,812 8,463 9,672 9,828 10,881 11,284 11,718 14,508 15,624 16,926 19,656 21,762 22,568 23,436 25,389 29,016 33,852 43,524 46,872 50,778 67,704 76,167 87,048 101,556 152,334 203,112 304,668 and 609,336, with no remainder.

Since 609,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 609,336, 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).