Q: Is 679,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 679,008 is a composite number.

Why is 679,008 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 679,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 88 96 132 176 264 352 528 643 1,056 1,286 1,929 2,572 3,858 5,144 7,073 7,716 10,288 14,146 15,432 20,576 21,219 28,292 30,864 42,438 56,584 61,728 84,876 113,168 169,752 226,336 339,504 and 679,008, with no remainder.

Since 679,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 679,008, 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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