Q: Is 631,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 631,488 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 631,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 23 24 26 32 33 39 44 46 48 52 64 66 69 78 88 92 96 104 132 138 143 156 176 184 192 208 253 264 276 286 299 312 352 368 416 429 506 528 552 572 598 624 704 736 759 832 858 897 1,012 1,056 1,104 1,144 1,196 1,248 1,472 1,518 1,716 1,794 2,024 2,112 2,208 2,288 2,392 2,496 3,036 3,289 3,432 3,588 4,048 4,416 4,576 4,784 6,072 6,578 6,864 7,176 8,096 9,152 9,568 9,867 12,144 13,156 13,728 14,352 16,192 19,136 19,734 24,288 26,312 27,456 28,704 39,468 48,576 52,624 57,408 78,936 105,248 157,872 210,496 315,744 and 631,488, with no remainder.

Since 631,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 631,488, 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).