Q: Is 684,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 684,216 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 684,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 24 26 34 36 39 43 51 52 68 72 78 86 102 104 117 129 136 153 156 172 204 221 234 258 306 312 344 387 408 442 468 516 559 612 663 731 774 884 936 1,032 1,118 1,224 1,326 1,462 1,548 1,677 1,768 1,989 2,193 2,236 2,652 2,924 3,096 3,354 3,978 4,386 4,472 5,031 5,304 5,848 6,579 6,708 7,956 8,772 9,503 10,062 13,158 13,416 15,912 17,544 19,006 20,124 26,316 28,509 38,012 40,248 52,632 57,018 76,024 85,527 114,036 171,054 228,072 342,108 and 684,216, with no remainder.

Since 684,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 684,216, 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).