Q: Is 696,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 696,864 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 696,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 32 34 42 48 51 56 61 68 84 96 102 112 119 122 136 168 183 204 224 238 244 272 336 357 366 408 427 476 488 544 672 714 732 816 854 952 976 1,037 1,281 1,428 1,464 1,632 1,708 1,904 1,952 2,074 2,562 2,856 2,928 3,111 3,416 3,808 4,148 5,124 5,712 5,856 6,222 6,832 7,259 8,296 10,248 11,424 12,444 13,664 14,518 16,592 20,496 21,777 24,888 29,036 33,184 40,992 43,554 49,776 58,072 87,108 99,552 116,144 174,216 232,288 348,432 and 696,864, with no remainder.

Since 696,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 696,864, 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).