Q: Is 650,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 650,016 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 650,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 37 48 61 72 74 96 111 122 144 148 183 222 244 288 296 333 366 444 488 549 592 666 732 888 976 1,098 1,184 1,332 1,464 1,776 1,952 2,196 2,257 2,664 2,928 3,552 4,392 4,514 5,328 5,856 6,771 8,784 9,028 10,656 13,542 17,568 18,056 20,313 27,084 36,112 40,626 54,168 72,224 81,252 108,336 162,504 216,672 325,008 and 650,016, with no remainder.

Since 650,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 650,016, 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).