Q: Is 687,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 687,216 is a composite number.

Why is 687,216 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 687,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 103 139 206 278 309 412 417 556 618 824 834 1,112 1,236 1,648 1,668 2,224 2,472 3,336 4,944 6,672 14,317 28,634 42,951 57,268 85,902 114,536 171,804 229,072 343,608 and 687,216, with no remainder.

Since 687,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,216, 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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