Q: Is 621,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 621,432 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 621,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 81 84 108 126 137 162 168 189 216 252 274 324 378 411 504 548 567 648 756 822 959 1,096 1,134 1,233 1,512 1,644 1,918 2,268 2,466 2,877 3,288 3,699 3,836 4,536 4,932 5,754 7,398 7,672 8,631 9,864 11,097 11,508 14,796 17,262 22,194 23,016 25,893 29,592 34,524 44,388 51,786 69,048 77,679 88,776 103,572 155,358 207,144 310,716 and 621,432, with no remainder.

Since 621,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 621,432, 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).