Q: Is 268,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 268,620 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 268,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 37 44 55 60 66 74 110 111 121 132 148 165 185 220 222 242 330 363 370 407 444 484 555 605 660 726 740 814 1,110 1,210 1,221 1,452 1,628 1,815 2,035 2,220 2,420 2,442 3,630 4,070 4,477 4,884 6,105 7,260 8,140 8,954 12,210 13,431 17,908 22,385 24,420 26,862 44,770 53,724 67,155 89,540 134,310 and 268,620, with no remainder.

Since 268,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,620, 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).