Q: Is 630,252 a Composite Number?

Why is 630,252 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 630,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 41 42 61 63 82 84 122 123 126 164 183 244 246 252 287 366 369 427 492 549 574 732 738 854 861 1,098 1,148 1,281 1,476 1,708 1,722 2,196 2,501 2,562 2,583 3,444 3,843 5,002 5,124 5,166 7,503 7,686 10,004 10,332 15,006 15,372 17,507 22,509 30,012 35,014 45,018 52,521 70,028 90,036 105,042 157,563 210,084 315,126 and 630,252, with no remainder.

Since 630,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 630,252, 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).