Q: Is 623,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 623,376 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 623,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 36 37 39 48 52 54 72 74 78 81 104 108 111 117 144 148 156 162 208 216 222 234 296 312 324 333 351 432 444 468 481 592 624 648 666 702 888 936 962 999 1,053 1,296 1,332 1,404 1,443 1,776 1,872 1,924 1,998 2,106 2,664 2,808 2,886 2,997 3,848 3,996 4,212 4,329 5,328 5,616 5,772 5,994 7,696 7,992 8,424 8,658 11,544 11,988 12,987 15,984 16,848 17,316 23,088 23,976 25,974 34,632 38,961 47,952 51,948 69,264 77,922 103,896 155,844 207,792 311,688 and 623,376, with no remainder.

Since 623,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 623,376, 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).