Q: Is 616,308 a Composite Number?

Why is 616,308 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 616,308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 23 28 29 33 42 44 46 58 66 69 77 84 87 92 116 132 138 154 161 174 203 231 253 276 308 319 322 348 406 462 483 506 609 638 644 667 759 812 924 957 966 1,012 1,218 1,276 1,334 1,518 1,771 1,914 1,932 2,001 2,233 2,436 2,668 3,036 3,542 3,828 4,002 4,466 4,669 5,313 6,699 7,084 7,337 8,004 8,932 9,338 10,626 13,398 14,007 14,674 18,676 21,252 22,011 26,796 28,014 29,348 44,022 51,359 56,028 88,044 102,718 154,077 205,436 308,154 and 616,308, with no remainder.

Since 616,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 616,308, 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).