Q: Is 609,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 609,700 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 609,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 50 52 65 67 70 91 100 130 134 140 175 182 260 268 325 335 350 364 455 469 650 670 700 871 910 938 1,300 1,340 1,675 1,742 1,820 1,876 2,275 2,345 3,350 3,484 4,355 4,550 4,690 6,097 6,700 8,710 9,100 9,380 11,725 12,194 17,420 21,775 23,450 24,388 30,485 43,550 46,900 60,970 87,100 121,940 152,425 304,850 and 609,700, with no remainder.

Since 609,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 609,700, 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).