Q: Is 659,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 659,520 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 659,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 229 240 288 320 360 458 480 576 687 720 916 960 1,145 1,374 1,440 1,832 2,061 2,290 2,748 2,880 3,435 3,664 4,122 4,580 5,496 6,870 7,328 8,244 9,160 10,305 10,992 13,740 14,656 16,488 18,320 20,610 21,984 27,480 32,976 36,640 41,220 43,968 54,960 65,952 73,280 82,440 109,920 131,904 164,880 219,840 329,760 and 659,520, with no remainder.

Since 659,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 659,520, 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).