Q: Is 617,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 617,700 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 617,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 71 75 87 100 116 142 145 150 174 213 284 290 300 348 355 426 435 580 710 725 852 870 1,065 1,420 1,450 1,740 1,775 2,059 2,130 2,175 2,900 3,550 4,118 4,260 4,350 5,325 6,177 7,100 8,236 8,700 10,295 10,650 12,354 20,590 21,300 24,708 30,885 41,180 51,475 61,770 102,950 123,540 154,425 205,900 308,850 and 617,700, with no remainder.

Since 617,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 617,700, 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).