Q: Is 667,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 667,392 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 667,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 79 88 96 128 132 158 176 192 237 256 264 316 352 384 474 528 632 704 768 869 948 1,056 1,264 1,408 1,738 1,896 2,112 2,528 2,607 2,816 3,476 3,792 4,224 5,056 5,214 6,952 7,584 8,448 10,112 10,428 13,904 15,168 20,224 20,856 27,808 30,336 41,712 55,616 60,672 83,424 111,232 166,848 222,464 333,696 and 667,392, with no remainder.

Since 667,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 667,392, 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).