Q: Is 616,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 616,032 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 616,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 27 31 32 36 46 48 54 62 69 72 92 93 96 108 124 138 144 184 186 207 216 248 276 279 288 368 372 414 432 496 552 558 621 713 736 744 828 837 864 992 1,104 1,116 1,242 1,426 1,488 1,656 1,674 2,139 2,208 2,232 2,484 2,852 2,976 3,312 3,348 4,278 4,464 4,968 5,704 6,417 6,624 6,696 8,556 8,928 9,936 11,408 12,834 13,392 17,112 19,251 19,872 22,816 25,668 26,784 34,224 38,502 51,336 68,448 77,004 102,672 154,008 205,344 308,016 and 616,032, with no remainder.

Since 616,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 616,032, 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).