Q: Is 664,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 664,560 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 664,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 48 52 60 65 71 72 78 80 90 104 117 120 130 142 144 156 180 195 208 213 234 240 260 284 312 355 360 390 426 468 520 568 585 624 639 710 720 780 852 923 936 1,040 1,065 1,136 1,170 1,278 1,420 1,560 1,704 1,846 1,872 2,130 2,340 2,556 2,769 2,840 3,120 3,195 3,408 3,692 4,260 4,615 4,680 5,112 5,538 5,680 6,390 7,384 8,307 8,520 9,230 9,360 10,224 11,076 12,780 13,845 14,768 16,614 17,040 18,460 22,152 25,560 27,690 33,228 36,920 41,535 44,304 51,120 55,380 66,456 73,840 83,070 110,760 132,912 166,140 221,520 332,280 and 664,560, with no remainder.

Since 664,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 664,560, 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).