Q: Is 671,832 a Composite Number?

Why is 671,832 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 671,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 31 36 42 43 56 62 63 72 84 86 93 124 126 129 168 172 186 217 248 252 258 279 301 344 372 387 434 504 516 558 602 651 744 774 868 903 1,032 1,116 1,204 1,302 1,333 1,548 1,736 1,806 1,953 2,232 2,408 2,604 2,666 2,709 3,096 3,612 3,906 3,999 5,208 5,332 5,418 7,224 7,812 7,998 9,331 10,664 10,836 11,997 15,624 15,996 18,662 21,672 23,994 27,993 31,992 37,324 47,988 55,986 74,648 83,979 95,976 111,972 167,958 223,944 335,916 and 671,832, with no remainder.

Since 671,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 671,832, 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).