Q: Is 656,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 656,000 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 656,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 41 50 64 80 82 100 125 128 160 164 200 205 250 320 328 400 410 500 640 656 800 820 1,000 1,025 1,312 1,600 1,640 2,000 2,050 2,624 3,200 3,280 4,000 4,100 5,125 5,248 6,560 8,000 8,200 10,250 13,120 16,000 16,400 20,500 26,240 32,800 41,000 65,600 82,000 131,200 164,000 328,000 and 656,000, with no remainder.

Since 656,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 656,000, 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).