Q: Is 675,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 675,480 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 675,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 433 520 780 866 1,299 1,560 1,732 2,165 2,598 3,464 4,330 5,196 5,629 6,495 8,660 10,392 11,258 12,990 16,887 17,320 22,516 25,980 28,145 33,774 45,032 51,960 56,290 67,548 84,435 112,580 135,096 168,870 225,160 337,740 and 675,480, with no remainder.

Since 675,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 675,480, 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).