Q: Is 672,084 a Composite Number?

Why is 672,084 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 672,084 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 49 54 63 84 98 108 126 127 147 189 196 252 254 294 378 381 441 508 588 756 762 882 889 1,143 1,323 1,524 1,764 1,778 2,286 2,646 2,667 3,429 3,556 4,572 5,292 5,334 6,223 6,858 8,001 10,668 12,446 13,716 16,002 18,669 24,003 24,892 32,004 37,338 48,006 56,007 74,676 96,012 112,014 168,021 224,028 336,042 and 672,084, with no remainder.

Since 672,084 cannot be divided by just 1 and 672,084, 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).