Q: Is 626,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 626,040 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 626,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 37 40 45 47 60 72 74 90 94 111 120 141 148 180 185 188 222 235 282 296 333 360 370 376 423 444 470 555 564 666 705 740 846 888 940 1,110 1,128 1,332 1,410 1,480 1,665 1,692 1,739 1,880 2,115 2,220 2,664 2,820 3,330 3,384 3,478 4,230 4,440 5,217 5,640 6,660 6,956 8,460 8,695 10,434 13,320 13,912 15,651 16,920 17,390 20,868 26,085 31,302 34,780 41,736 52,170 62,604 69,560 78,255 104,340 125,208 156,510 208,680 313,020 and 626,040, with no remainder.

Since 626,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 626,040, 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).