Q: Is 657,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 657,216 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 657,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 144 163 168 192 224 252 288 326 336 448 489 504 576 652 672 978 1,008 1,141 1,304 1,344 1,467 1,956 2,016 2,282 2,608 2,934 3,423 3,912 4,032 4,564 5,216 5,868 6,846 7,824 9,128 10,269 10,432 11,736 13,692 15,648 18,256 20,538 23,472 27,384 31,296 36,512 41,076 46,944 54,768 73,024 82,152 93,888 109,536 164,304 219,072 328,608 and 657,216, with no remainder.

Since 657,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 657,216, 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).