Q: Is 659,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 659,340 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 659,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 37 44 45 54 55 60 66 74 81 90 99 108 110 111 132 135 148 162 165 180 185 198 220 222 270 297 324 330 333 370 396 405 407 444 495 540 555 594 660 666 740 810 814 891 990 999 1,110 1,188 1,221 1,332 1,485 1,620 1,628 1,665 1,782 1,980 1,998 2,035 2,220 2,442 2,970 2,997 3,330 3,564 3,663 3,996 4,070 4,455 4,884 4,995 5,940 5,994 6,105 6,660 7,326 8,140 8,910 9,990 10,989 11,988 12,210 14,652 14,985 17,820 18,315 19,980 21,978 24,420 29,970 32,967 36,630 43,956 54,945 59,940 65,934 73,260 109,890 131,868 164,835 219,780 329,670 and 659,340, with no remainder.

Since 659,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 659,340, 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).