Q: Is 623,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 623,700 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 623,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 20 21 22 25 27 28 30 33 35 36 42 44 45 50 54 55 60 63 66 70 75 77 81 84 90 99 100 105 108 110 126 132 135 140 150 154 162 165 175 180 189 198 210 220 225 231 252 270 275 297 300 308 315 324 330 350 378 385 396 405 420 450 462 495 525 540 550 567 594 630 660 675 693 700 756 770 810 825 891 900 924 945 990 1,050 1,100 1,134 1,155 1,188 1,260 1,350 1,386 1,485 1,540 1,575 1,620 1,650 1,782 1,890 1,925 1,980 2,025 2,079 2,100 2,268 2,310 2,475 2,700 2,772 2,835 2,970 3,150 3,300 3,465 3,564 3,780 3,850 4,050 4,158 4,455 4,620 4,725 4,950 5,670 5,775 5,940 6,237 6,300 6,930 7,425 7,700 8,100 8,316 8,910 9,450 9,900 10,395 11,340 11,550 12,474 13,860 14,175 14,850 17,325 17,820 18,900 20,790 22,275 23,100 24,948 28,350 29,700 31,185 34,650 41,580 44,550 51,975 56,700 62,370 69,300 89,100 103,950 124,740 155,925 207,900 311,850 and 623,700, with no remainder.

Since 623,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 623,700, 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).