Q: Is 663,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 663,264 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 663,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 47 48 49 56 63 72 84 94 96 98 112 126 141 144 147 168 188 196 224 252 282 288 294 329 336 376 392 423 441 504 564 588 658 672 752 784 846 882 987 1,008 1,128 1,176 1,316 1,504 1,568 1,692 1,764 1,974 2,016 2,256 2,303 2,352 2,632 2,961 3,384 3,528 3,948 4,512 4,606 4,704 5,264 5,922 6,768 6,909 7,056 7,896 9,212 10,528 11,844 13,536 13,818 14,112 15,792 18,424 20,727 23,688 27,636 31,584 36,848 41,454 47,376 55,272 73,696 82,908 94,752 110,544 165,816 221,088 331,632 and 663,264, with no remainder.

Since 663,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 663,264, 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).