Q: Is 688,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 688,160 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 688,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 23 32 34 40 44 46 55 68 80 85 88 92 110 115 136 160 170 176 184 187 220 230 253 272 340 352 368 374 391 440 460 506 544 680 736 748 782 880 920 935 1,012 1,265 1,360 1,496 1,564 1,760 1,840 1,870 1,955 2,024 2,530 2,720 2,992 3,128 3,680 3,740 3,910 4,048 4,301 5,060 5,984 6,256 7,480 7,820 8,096 8,602 10,120 12,512 14,960 15,640 17,204 20,240 21,505 29,920 31,280 34,408 40,480 43,010 62,560 68,816 86,020 137,632 172,040 344,080 and 688,160, with no remainder.

Since 688,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 688,160, 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).