Q: Is 624,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 624,800 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 624,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 71 80 88 100 110 142 160 176 200 220 275 284 352 355 400 440 550 568 710 781 800 880 1,100 1,136 1,420 1,562 1,760 1,775 2,200 2,272 2,840 3,124 3,550 3,905 4,400 5,680 6,248 7,100 7,810 8,800 11,360 12,496 14,200 15,620 19,525 24,992 28,400 31,240 39,050 56,800 62,480 78,100 124,960 156,200 312,400 and 624,800, with no remainder.

Since 624,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 624,800, 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).