Q: Is 664,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 664,664 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 664,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 22 26 28 44 52 56 77 83 88 91 104 143 154 166 182 286 308 332 364 572 581 616 664 728 913 1,001 1,079 1,144 1,162 1,826 2,002 2,158 2,324 3,652 4,004 4,316 4,648 6,391 7,304 7,553 8,008 8,632 11,869 12,782 15,106 23,738 25,564 30,212 47,476 51,128 60,424 83,083 94,952 166,166 332,332 and 664,664, with no remainder.

Since 664,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 664,664, 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).