Q: Is 676,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 676,992 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 676,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 41 43 48 64 82 86 96 123 128 129 164 172 192 246 258 328 344 384 492 516 656 688 984 1,032 1,312 1,376 1,763 1,968 2,064 2,624 2,752 3,526 3,936 4,128 5,248 5,289 5,504 7,052 7,872 8,256 10,578 14,104 15,744 16,512 21,156 28,208 42,312 56,416 84,624 112,832 169,248 225,664 338,496 and 676,992, with no remainder.

Since 676,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 676,992, 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).