Q: Is 675,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 675,584 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 675,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 29 32 52 56 58 64 91 104 112 116 128 182 203 208 224 232 256 364 377 406 416 448 464 728 754 812 832 896 928 1,456 1,508 1,624 1,664 1,792 1,856 2,639 2,912 3,016 3,248 3,328 3,712 5,278 5,824 6,032 6,496 7,424 10,556 11,648 12,064 12,992 21,112 23,296 24,128 25,984 42,224 48,256 51,968 84,448 96,512 168,896 337,792 and 675,584, with no remainder.

Since 675,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 675,584, 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).