Q: Is 662,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 662,640 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 662,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 251 264 330 440 502 528 660 753 880 1,004 1,255 1,320 1,506 2,008 2,510 2,640 2,761 3,012 3,765 4,016 5,020 5,522 6,024 7,530 8,283 10,040 11,044 12,048 13,805 15,060 16,566 20,080 22,088 27,610 30,120 33,132 41,415 44,176 55,220 60,240 66,264 82,830 110,440 132,528 165,660 220,880 331,320 and 662,640, with no remainder.

Since 662,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 662,640, 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).