Q: Is 652,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 652,120 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 652,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 85 119 136 137 140 170 238 274 280 340 476 548 595 680 685 952 959 1,096 1,190 1,370 1,918 2,329 2,380 2,740 3,836 4,658 4,760 4,795 5,480 7,672 9,316 9,590 11,645 16,303 18,632 19,180 23,290 32,606 38,360 46,580 65,212 81,515 93,160 130,424 163,030 326,060 and 652,120, with no remainder.

Since 652,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 652,120, 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).