Q: Is 638,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 638,352 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 638,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 18 22 24 26 31 33 36 39 44 48 52 62 66 72 78 88 93 99 104 117 124 132 143 144 156 176 186 198 208 234 248 264 279 286 312 341 372 396 403 429 468 496 528 558 572 624 682 744 792 806 858 936 1,023 1,116 1,144 1,209 1,287 1,364 1,488 1,584 1,612 1,716 1,872 2,046 2,232 2,288 2,418 2,574 2,728 3,069 3,224 3,432 3,627 4,092 4,433 4,464 4,836 5,148 5,456 6,138 6,448 6,864 7,254 8,184 8,866 9,672 10,296 12,276 13,299 14,508 16,368 17,732 19,344 20,592 24,552 26,598 29,016 35,464 39,897 49,104 53,196 58,032 70,928 79,794 106,392 159,588 212,784 319,176 and 638,352, with no remainder.

Since 638,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 638,352, 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).