Q: Is 629,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 629,760 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 629,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 41 48 60 64 80 82 96 120 123 128 160 164 192 205 240 246 256 320 328 384 410 480 492 512 615 640 656 768 820 960 984 1,024 1,230 1,280 1,312 1,536 1,640 1,920 1,968 2,460 2,560 2,624 3,072 3,280 3,840 3,936 4,920 5,120 5,248 6,560 7,680 7,872 9,840 10,496 13,120 15,360 15,744 19,680 20,992 26,240 31,488 39,360 41,984 52,480 62,976 78,720 104,960 125,952 157,440 209,920 314,880 and 629,760, with no remainder.

Since 629,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 629,760, 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).