Q: Is 678,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 678,432 is a composite number.

Why is 678,432 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 678,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 37 48 74 96 111 148 191 222 296 382 444 573 592 764 888 1,146 1,184 1,528 1,776 2,292 3,056 3,552 4,584 6,112 7,067 9,168 14,134 18,336 21,201 28,268 42,402 56,536 84,804 113,072 169,608 226,144 339,216 and 678,432, with no remainder.

Since 678,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 678,432, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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