Q: Is 983,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 983,664 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 983,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 23 24 27 33 36 44 46 48 54 66 69 72 81 88 92 99 108 132 138 144 162 176 184 198 207 216 243 253 264 276 297 324 368 396 414 432 486 506 528 552 594 621 648 759 792 828 891 972 1,012 1,104 1,188 1,242 1,296 1,518 1,584 1,656 1,782 1,863 1,944 2,024 2,277 2,376 2,484 2,673 3,036 3,312 3,564 3,726 3,888 4,048 4,554 4,752 4,968 5,346 5,589 6,072 6,831 7,128 7,452 9,108 9,936 10,692 11,178 12,144 13,662 14,256 14,904 18,216 20,493 21,384 22,356 27,324 29,808 36,432 40,986 42,768 44,712 54,648 61,479 81,972 89,424 109,296 122,958 163,944 245,916 327,888 491,832 and 983,664, with no remainder.

Since 983,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 983,664, 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).