Q: Is 676,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 676,260 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 676,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 26 30 34 36 39 45 51 52 60 65 68 78 85 90 102 117 130 153 156 170 180 195 204 221 234 255 260 289 306 340 390 442 468 510 578 585 612 663 765 780 867 884 1,020 1,105 1,156 1,170 1,326 1,445 1,530 1,734 1,989 2,210 2,340 2,601 2,652 2,890 3,060 3,315 3,468 3,757 3,978 4,335 4,420 5,202 5,780 6,630 7,514 7,956 8,670 9,945 10,404 11,271 13,005 13,260 15,028 17,340 18,785 19,890 22,542 26,010 33,813 37,570 39,780 45,084 52,020 56,355 67,626 75,140 112,710 135,252 169,065 225,420 338,130 and 676,260, with no remainder.

Since 676,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 676,260, 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).