Q: Is 656,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 656,100 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 656,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 81 90 100 108 135 150 162 180 225 243 270 300 324 405 450 486 540 675 729 810 900 972 1,215 1,350 1,458 1,620 2,025 2,187 2,430 2,700 2,916 3,645 4,050 4,374 4,860 6,075 6,561 7,290 8,100 8,748 10,935 12,150 13,122 14,580 18,225 21,870 24,300 26,244 32,805 36,450 43,740 54,675 65,610 72,900 109,350 131,220 164,025 218,700 328,050 and 656,100, with no remainder.

Since 656,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 656,100, 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).