Q: Is 634,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 634,440 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 634,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 51 60 68 85 102 120 136 170 204 255 311 340 408 510 622 680 933 1,020 1,244 1,555 1,866 2,040 2,488 3,110 3,732 4,665 5,287 6,220 7,464 9,330 10,574 12,440 15,861 18,660 21,148 26,435 31,722 37,320 42,296 52,870 63,444 79,305 105,740 126,888 158,610 211,480 317,220 and 634,440, with no remainder.

Since 634,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 634,440, 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).