Q: Is 685,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 685,860 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 685,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 23 28 30 35 42 46 60 69 70 71 84 92 105 115 138 140 142 161 210 213 230 276 284 322 345 355 420 426 460 483 497 644 690 710 805 852 966 994 1,065 1,380 1,420 1,491 1,610 1,633 1,932 1,988 2,130 2,415 2,485 2,982 3,220 3,266 4,260 4,830 4,899 4,970 5,964 6,532 7,455 8,165 9,660 9,798 9,940 11,431 14,910 16,330 19,596 22,862 24,495 29,820 32,660 34,293 45,724 48,990 57,155 68,586 97,980 114,310 137,172 171,465 228,620 342,930 and 685,860, with no remainder.

Since 685,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 685,860, 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).