Q: Is 688,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 688,512 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 688,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 88 96 128 132 163 176 192 264 326 352 384 489 528 652 704 978 1,056 1,304 1,408 1,793 1,956 2,112 2,608 3,586 3,912 4,224 5,216 5,379 7,172 7,824 10,432 10,758 14,344 15,648 20,864 21,516 28,688 31,296 43,032 57,376 62,592 86,064 114,752 172,128 229,504 344,256 and 688,512, with no remainder.

Since 688,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 688,512, 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).