Q: Is 652,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 652,740 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 652,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 23 30 33 43 44 46 55 60 66 69 86 92 110 115 129 132 138 165 172 215 220 230 253 258 276 330 345 430 460 473 506 516 645 660 690 759 860 946 989 1,012 1,265 1,290 1,380 1,419 1,518 1,892 1,978 2,365 2,530 2,580 2,838 2,967 3,036 3,795 3,956 4,730 4,945 5,060 5,676 5,934 7,095 7,590 9,460 9,890 10,879 11,868 14,190 14,835 15,180 19,780 21,758 28,380 29,670 32,637 43,516 54,395 59,340 65,274 108,790 130,548 163,185 217,580 326,370 and 652,740, with no remainder.

Since 652,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 652,740, 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).