Q: Is 682,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 682,560 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 682,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 79 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 158 160 180 192 216 237 240 270 288 316 320 360 395 432 474 480 540 576 632 711 720 790 864 948 960 1,080 1,185 1,264 1,422 1,440 1,580 1,728 1,896 2,133 2,160 2,370 2,528 2,844 2,880 3,160 3,555 3,792 4,266 4,320 4,740 5,056 5,688 6,320 7,110 7,584 8,532 8,640 9,480 10,665 11,376 12,640 14,220 15,168 17,064 18,960 21,330 22,752 25,280 28,440 34,128 37,920 42,660 45,504 56,880 68,256 75,840 85,320 113,760 136,512 170,640 227,520 341,280 and 682,560, with no remainder.

Since 682,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 682,560, 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).