Q: Is 662,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 662,536 is a composite number.

Why is 662,536 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 662,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 11,831 23,662 47,324 82,817 94,648 165,634 331,268 and 662,536, with no remainder.

Since 662,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 662,536, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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