Q: Is 546,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 546,700 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 546,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 71 77 100 110 140 142 154 175 220 275 284 308 350 355 385 497 550 700 710 770 781 994 1,100 1,420 1,540 1,562 1,775 1,925 1,988 2,485 3,124 3,550 3,850 3,905 4,970 5,467 7,100 7,700 7,810 9,940 10,934 12,425 15,620 19,525 21,868 24,850 27,335 39,050 49,700 54,670 78,100 109,340 136,675 273,350 and 546,700, with no remainder.

Since 546,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 546,700, 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).