Q: Is 668,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 668,250 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 668,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 27 30 33 45 50 54 55 66 75 81 90 99 110 125 135 150 162 165 198 225 243 250 270 275 297 330 375 405 450 486 495 550 594 675 750 810 825 891 990 1,125 1,215 1,350 1,375 1,485 1,650 1,782 2,025 2,250 2,430 2,475 2,673 2,750 2,970 3,375 4,050 4,125 4,455 4,950 5,346 6,075 6,750 7,425 8,250 8,910 10,125 12,150 12,375 13,365 14,850 20,250 22,275 24,750 26,730 30,375 37,125 44,550 60,750 66,825 74,250 111,375 133,650 222,750 334,125 and 668,250, with no remainder.

Since 668,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 668,250, 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).