Q: Is 684,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 684,108 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 684,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 31 36 62 93 124 186 279 372 558 613 1,116 1,226 1,839 2,452 3,678 5,517 7,356 11,034 19,003 22,068 38,006 57,009 76,012 114,018 171,027 228,036 342,054 and 684,108, with no remainder.

Since 684,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 684,108, 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).