Q: Is 637,362 a Composite Number?

Why is 637,362 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 637,362 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 29 33 37 54 58 66 74 87 99 111 174 198 222 261 297 319 333 407 522 594 638 666 783 814 957 999 1,073 1,221 1,566 1,914 1,998 2,146 2,442 2,871 3,219 3,663 5,742 6,438 7,326 8,613 9,657 10,989 11,803 17,226 19,314 21,978 23,606 28,971 35,409 57,942 70,818 106,227 212,454 318,681 and 637,362, with no remainder.

Since 637,362 cannot be divided by just 1 and 637,362, 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).