Q: Is 658,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 658,320 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 658,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 211 240 260 312 390 422 520 624 633 780 844 1,040 1,055 1,266 1,560 1,688 2,110 2,532 2,743 3,120 3,165 3,376 4,220 5,064 5,486 6,330 8,229 8,440 10,128 10,972 12,660 13,715 16,458 16,880 21,944 25,320 27,430 32,916 41,145 43,888 50,640 54,860 65,832 82,290 109,720 131,664 164,580 219,440 329,160 and 658,320, with no remainder.

Since 658,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 658,320, 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).