Q: Is 680,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 680,760 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 680,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 31 36 40 45 60 61 62 72 90 93 120 122 124 155 180 183 186 244 248 279 305 310 360 366 372 465 488 549 558 610 620 732 744 915 930 1,098 1,116 1,220 1,240 1,395 1,464 1,830 1,860 1,891 2,196 2,232 2,440 2,745 2,790 3,660 3,720 3,782 4,392 5,490 5,580 5,673 7,320 7,564 9,455 10,980 11,160 11,346 15,128 17,019 18,910 21,960 22,692 28,365 34,038 37,820 45,384 56,730 68,076 75,640 85,095 113,460 136,152 170,190 226,920 340,380 and 680,760, with no remainder.

Since 680,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 680,760, 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).