Q: Is 673,201 a Composite Number?

Why is 673,201 not 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 673,201 can be evenly divided by 1 and 673,201, with no remainder.

Since 673,201 can be divided by just 1 and 673,201, it is not 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).