Q: Is 678,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 678,960 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 678,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 23 24 30 36 40 41 45 46 48 60 69 72 80 82 90 92 115 120 123 138 144 164 180 184 205 207 230 240 246 276 328 345 360 368 369 410 414 460 492 552 615 656 690 720 738 820 828 920 943 984 1,035 1,104 1,230 1,380 1,476 1,640 1,656 1,840 1,845 1,886 1,968 2,070 2,460 2,760 2,829 2,952 3,280 3,312 3,690 3,772 4,140 4,715 4,920 5,520 5,658 5,904 7,380 7,544 8,280 8,487 9,430 9,840 11,316 14,145 14,760 15,088 16,560 16,974 18,860 22,632 28,290 29,520 33,948 37,720 42,435 45,264 56,580 67,896 75,440 84,870 113,160 135,792 169,740 226,320 339,480 and 678,960, with no remainder.

Since 678,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 678,960, 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).