Q: Is 624,834 a Composite Number?

Why is 624,834 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 624,834 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 27 29 38 42 54 57 58 63 81 87 114 126 133 162 171 174 189 203 261 266 342 378 399 406 513 522 551 567 609 783 798 1,026 1,102 1,134 1,197 1,218 1,539 1,566 1,653 1,827 2,349 2,394 3,078 3,306 3,591 3,654 3,857 4,698 4,959 5,481 7,182 7,714 9,918 10,773 10,962 11,571 14,877 16,443 21,546 23,142 29,754 32,886 34,713 44,631 69,426 89,262 104,139 208,278 312,417 and 624,834, with no remainder.

Since 624,834 cannot be divided by just 1 and 624,834, 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).