Q: Is 625,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 625,152 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 625,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 37 44 48 64 66 74 88 96 111 128 132 148 176 192 222 256 264 296 352 384 407 444 512 528 592 704 768 814 888 1,056 1,184 1,221 1,408 1,536 1,628 1,776 2,112 2,368 2,442 2,816 3,256 3,552 4,224 4,736 4,884 5,632 6,512 7,104 8,448 9,472 9,768 13,024 14,208 16,896 18,944 19,536 26,048 28,416 39,072 52,096 56,832 78,144 104,192 156,288 208,384 312,576 and 625,152, with no remainder.

Since 625,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 625,152, 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).