Q: Is 627,228 a Composite Number?

Why is 627,228 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 627,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 19 21 28 36 38 42 57 63 76 84 114 126 131 133 171 228 252 262 266 342 393 399 524 532 684 786 798 917 1,179 1,197 1,572 1,596 1,834 2,358 2,394 2,489 2,751 3,668 4,716 4,788 4,978 5,502 7,467 8,253 9,956 11,004 14,934 16,506 17,423 22,401 29,868 33,012 34,846 44,802 52,269 69,692 89,604 104,538 156,807 209,076 313,614 and 627,228, with no remainder.

Since 627,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 627,228, 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).