Q: Is 660,348 a Composite Number?

Why is 660,348 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 660,348 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 26 34 36 39 51 52 68 78 83 102 117 153 156 166 204 221 234 249 306 332 442 468 498 612 663 747 884 996 1,079 1,326 1,411 1,494 1,989 2,158 2,652 2,822 2,988 3,237 3,978 4,233 4,316 5,644 6,474 7,956 8,466 9,711 12,699 12,948 16,932 18,343 19,422 25,398 36,686 38,844 50,796 55,029 73,372 110,058 165,087 220,116 330,174 and 660,348, with no remainder.

Since 660,348 cannot be divided by just 1 and 660,348, 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).