Q: Is 667,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 667,368 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 667,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 23 24 26 31 36 39 46 52 62 69 72 78 92 93 104 117 124 138 156 184 186 207 234 248 276 279 299 312 372 403 414 468 552 558 598 713 744 806 828 897 936 1,116 1,196 1,209 1,426 1,612 1,656 1,794 2,139 2,232 2,392 2,418 2,691 2,852 3,224 3,588 3,627 4,278 4,836 5,382 5,704 6,417 7,176 7,254 8,556 9,269 9,672 10,764 12,834 14,508 17,112 18,538 21,528 25,668 27,807 29,016 37,076 51,336 55,614 74,152 83,421 111,228 166,842 222,456 333,684 and 667,368, with no remainder.

Since 667,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 667,368, 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).