Q: Is 683,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 683,424 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 683,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 96 108 112 113 126 144 168 189 216 224 226 252 288 336 339 378 432 452 504 672 678 756 791 864 904 1,008 1,017 1,356 1,512 1,582 1,808 2,016 2,034 2,373 2,712 3,024 3,051 3,164 3,616 4,068 4,746 5,424 6,048 6,102 6,328 7,119 8,136 9,492 10,848 12,204 12,656 14,238 16,272 18,984 21,357 24,408 25,312 28,476 32,544 37,968 42,714 48,816 56,952 75,936 85,428 97,632 113,904 170,856 227,808 341,712 and 683,424, with no remainder.

Since 683,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 683,424, 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).