Q: Is 638,176 a Composite Number?

Why is 638,176 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 638,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 37 44 49 56 74 77 88 98 112 148 154 176 196 224 259 296 308 352 392 407 518 539 592 616 784 814 1,036 1,078 1,184 1,232 1,568 1,628 1,813 2,072 2,156 2,464 2,849 3,256 3,626 4,144 4,312 5,698 6,512 7,252 8,288 8,624 11,396 13,024 14,504 17,248 19,943 22,792 29,008 39,886 45,584 58,016 79,772 91,168 159,544 319,088 and 638,176, with no remainder.

Since 638,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 638,176, 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).