Q: Is 636,636 a Composite Number?

Why is 636,636 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 636,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 33 39 42 44 52 53 66 77 78 84 91 106 132 143 154 156 159 182 212 231 273 286 308 318 364 371 429 462 546 572 583 636 689 742 858 924 1,001 1,092 1,113 1,166 1,378 1,484 1,716 1,749 2,002 2,067 2,226 2,332 2,756 3,003 3,498 4,004 4,081 4,134 4,452 4,823 6,006 6,996 7,579 8,162 8,268 9,646 12,012 12,243 14,469 15,158 16,324 19,292 22,737 24,486 28,938 30,316 45,474 48,972 53,053 57,876 90,948 106,106 159,159 212,212 318,318 and 636,636, with no remainder.

Since 636,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 636,636, 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).