Q: Is 675,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 675,920 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 675,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 71 80 85 112 119 136 140 142 170 238 272 280 284 340 355 476 497 560 568 595 680 710 952 994 1,136 1,190 1,207 1,360 1,420 1,904 1,988 2,380 2,414 2,485 2,840 3,976 4,760 4,828 4,970 5,680 6,035 7,952 8,449 9,520 9,656 9,940 12,070 16,898 19,312 19,880 24,140 33,796 39,760 42,245 48,280 67,592 84,490 96,560 135,184 168,980 337,960 and 675,920, with no remainder.

Since 675,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 675,920, 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).