Q: Is 708,630 a Composite Number?

Why is 708,630 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 708,630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 23 26 30 39 46 65 69 78 79 115 130 138 158 195 230 237 299 345 390 395 474 598 690 790 897 1,027 1,185 1,495 1,794 1,817 2,054 2,370 2,990 3,081 3,634 4,485 5,135 5,451 6,162 8,970 9,085 10,270 10,902 15,405 18,170 23,621 27,255 30,810 47,242 54,510 70,863 118,105 141,726 236,210 354,315 and 708,630, with no remainder.

Since 708,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 708,630, 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).