Q: Is 688,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 688,896 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 688,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 23 24 26 32 36 39 46 48 52 64 69 72 78 92 96 104 117 128 138 144 156 184 192 207 208 234 256 276 288 299 312 368 384 414 416 468 552 576 598 624 736 768 828 832 897 936 1,104 1,152 1,196 1,248 1,472 1,656 1,664 1,794 1,872 2,208 2,304 2,392 2,496 2,691 2,944 3,312 3,328 3,588 3,744 4,416 4,784 4,992 5,382 5,888 6,624 7,176 7,488 8,832 9,568 9,984 10,764 13,248 14,352 14,976 17,664 19,136 21,528 26,496 28,704 29,952 38,272 43,056 52,992 57,408 76,544 86,112 114,816 172,224 229,632 344,448 and 688,896, with no remainder.

Since 688,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 688,896, 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).