Q: Is 412,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 412,620 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 412,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 23 26 30 39 46 52 60 65 69 78 92 115 130 138 156 195 230 260 276 299 345 390 460 529 598 690 780 897 1,058 1,196 1,380 1,495 1,587 1,794 2,116 2,645 2,990 3,174 3,588 4,485 5,290 5,980 6,348 6,877 7,935 8,970 10,580 13,754 15,870 17,940 20,631 27,508 31,740 34,385 41,262 68,770 82,524 103,155 137,540 206,310 and 412,620, with no remainder.

Since 412,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 412,620, 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).