Q: Is 637,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 637,632 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 637,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 41 48 54 64 72 81 82 96 108 123 144 162 164 192 216 243 246 288 324 328 369 432 486 492 576 648 656 738 864 972 984 1,107 1,296 1,312 1,476 1,728 1,944 1,968 2,214 2,592 2,624 2,952 3,321 3,888 3,936 4,428 5,184 5,904 6,642 7,776 7,872 8,856 9,963 11,808 13,284 15,552 17,712 19,926 23,616 26,568 35,424 39,852 53,136 70,848 79,704 106,272 159,408 212,544 318,816 and 637,632, with no remainder.

Since 637,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 637,632, 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).