Q: Is 674,856 a Composite Number?

Why is 674,856 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 674,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 18 21 24 26 28 36 39 42 52 56 63 72 78 84 91 103 104 117 126 156 168 182 206 234 252 273 309 312 364 412 468 504 546 618 721 728 819 824 927 936 1,092 1,236 1,339 1,442 1,638 1,854 2,163 2,184 2,472 2,678 2,884 3,276 3,708 4,017 4,326 5,356 5,768 6,489 6,552 7,416 8,034 8,652 9,373 10,712 12,051 12,978 16,068 17,304 18,746 24,102 25,956 28,119 32,136 37,492 48,204 51,912 56,238 74,984 84,357 96,408 112,476 168,714 224,952 337,428 and 674,856, with no remainder.

Since 674,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 674,856, 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).