Q: Is 637,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 637,260 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 637,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 19 20 26 30 38 39 43 52 57 60 65 76 78 86 95 114 129 130 156 172 190 195 215 228 247 258 260 285 380 390 430 494 516 559 570 645 741 780 817 860 988 1,118 1,140 1,235 1,290 1,482 1,634 1,677 2,236 2,451 2,470 2,580 2,795 2,964 3,268 3,354 3,705 4,085 4,902 4,940 5,590 6,708 7,410 8,170 8,385 9,804 10,621 11,180 12,255 14,820 16,340 16,770 21,242 24,510 31,863 33,540 42,484 49,020 53,105 63,726 106,210 127,452 159,315 212,420 318,630 and 637,260, with no remainder.

Since 637,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 637,260, 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).