Q: Is 631,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 631,260 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 631,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 167 180 189 210 252 270 315 334 378 420 501 540 630 668 756 835 945 1,002 1,169 1,260 1,503 1,670 1,890 2,004 2,338 2,505 3,006 3,340 3,507 3,780 4,509 4,676 5,010 5,845 6,012 7,014 7,515 9,018 10,020 10,521 11,690 14,028 15,030 17,535 18,036 21,042 22,545 23,380 30,060 31,563 35,070 42,084 45,090 52,605 63,126 70,140 90,180 105,210 126,252 157,815 210,420 315,630 and 631,260, with no remainder.

Since 631,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 631,260, 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).