Q: Is 682,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 682,920 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 682,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 271 280 315 360 420 504 542 630 813 840 1,084 1,260 1,355 1,626 1,897 2,168 2,439 2,520 2,710 3,252 3,794 4,065 4,878 5,420 5,691 6,504 7,588 8,130 9,485 9,756 10,840 11,382 12,195 15,176 16,260 17,073 18,970 19,512 22,764 24,390 28,455 32,520 34,146 37,940 45,528 48,780 56,910 68,292 75,880 85,365 97,560 113,820 136,584 170,730 227,640 341,460 and 682,920, with no remainder.

Since 682,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 682,920, 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).