Q: Is 726,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 726,660 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 726,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 330 367 396 495 660 734 990 1,101 1,468 1,835 1,980 2,202 3,303 3,670 4,037 4,404 5,505 6,606 7,340 8,074 11,010 12,111 13,212 16,148 16,515 20,185 22,020 24,222 33,030 36,333 40,370 48,444 60,555 66,060 72,666 80,740 121,110 145,332 181,665 242,220 363,330 and 726,660, with no remainder.

Since 726,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 726,660, 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).