Q: Is 687,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 687,792 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 687,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 23 24 28 42 46 48 56 69 84 89 92 112 138 161 168 178 184 267 276 322 336 356 368 483 534 552 623 644 712 966 1,068 1,104 1,246 1,288 1,424 1,869 1,932 2,047 2,136 2,492 2,576 3,738 3,864 4,094 4,272 4,984 6,141 7,476 7,728 8,188 9,968 12,282 14,329 14,952 16,376 24,564 28,658 29,904 32,752 42,987 49,128 57,316 85,974 98,256 114,632 171,948 229,264 343,896 and 687,792, with no remainder.

Since 687,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,792, 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).