Q: Is 963,648 a Composite Number?

Why is 963,648 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 963,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 192 224 239 252 288 336 448 478 504 576 672 717 956 1,008 1,344 1,434 1,673 1,912 2,016 2,151 2,868 3,346 3,824 4,032 4,302 5,019 5,736 6,692 7,648 8,604 10,038 11,472 13,384 15,057 15,296 17,208 20,076 22,944 26,768 30,114 34,416 40,152 45,888 53,536 60,228 68,832 80,304 107,072 120,456 137,664 160,608 240,912 321,216 481,824 and 963,648, with no remainder.

Since 963,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 963,648, 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).