Q: Is 637,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 637,440 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 637,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 83 96 120 128 160 166 192 240 249 256 320 332 384 415 480 498 512 640 664 768 830 960 996 1,245 1,280 1,328 1,536 1,660 1,920 1,992 2,490 2,560 2,656 3,320 3,840 3,984 4,980 5,312 6,640 7,680 7,968 9,960 10,624 13,280 15,936 19,920 21,248 26,560 31,872 39,840 42,496 53,120 63,744 79,680 106,240 127,488 159,360 212,480 318,720 and 637,440, with no remainder.

Since 637,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 637,440, 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).