Q: Is 658,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 658,240 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 658,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 32 34 40 44 55 64 68 80 85 88 110 121 136 160 170 176 187 220 242 272 320 340 352 374 440 484 544 605 680 704 748 880 935 968 1,088 1,210 1,360 1,496 1,760 1,870 1,936 2,057 2,420 2,720 2,992 3,520 3,740 3,872 4,114 4,840 5,440 5,984 7,480 7,744 8,228 9,680 10,285 11,968 14,960 16,456 19,360 20,570 29,920 32,912 38,720 41,140 59,840 65,824 82,280 131,648 164,560 329,120 and 658,240, with no remainder.

Since 658,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 658,240, 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).