Q: Is 628,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 628,200 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 628,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 349 360 450 600 698 900 1,047 1,396 1,745 1,800 2,094 2,792 3,141 3,490 4,188 5,235 6,282 6,980 8,376 8,725 10,470 12,564 13,960 15,705 17,450 20,940 25,128 26,175 31,410 34,900 41,880 52,350 62,820 69,800 78,525 104,700 125,640 157,050 209,400 314,100 and 628,200, with no remainder.

Since 628,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 628,200, 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).