Q: Is 658,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 658,440 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 658,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 31 36 40 45 59 60 62 72 90 93 118 120 124 155 177 180 186 236 248 279 295 310 354 360 372 465 472 531 558 590 620 708 744 885 930 1,062 1,116 1,180 1,240 1,395 1,416 1,770 1,829 1,860 2,124 2,232 2,360 2,655 2,790 3,540 3,658 3,720 4,248 5,310 5,487 5,580 7,080 7,316 9,145 10,620 10,974 11,160 14,632 16,461 18,290 21,240 21,948 27,435 32,922 36,580 43,896 54,870 65,844 73,160 82,305 109,740 131,688 164,610 219,480 329,220 and 658,440, with no remainder.

Since 658,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 658,440, 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).