Q: Is 667,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 667,584 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 667,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 48 57 61 64 72 76 96 114 122 144 152 171 183 192 228 244 288 304 342 366 456 488 549 576 608 684 732 912 976 1,098 1,159 1,216 1,368 1,464 1,824 1,952 2,196 2,318 2,736 2,928 3,477 3,648 3,904 4,392 4,636 5,472 5,856 6,954 8,784 9,272 10,431 10,944 11,712 13,908 17,568 18,544 20,862 27,816 35,136 37,088 41,724 55,632 74,176 83,448 111,264 166,896 222,528 333,792 and 667,584, with no remainder.

Since 667,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 667,584, 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).