Q: Is 657,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 657,000 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 657,000 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 73 75 90 100 120 125 146 150 180 200 219 225 250 292 300 360 365 375 438 450 500 584 600 657 730 750 876 900 1,000 1,095 1,125 1,314 1,460 1,500 1,752 1,800 1,825 2,190 2,250 2,628 2,920 3,000 3,285 3,650 4,380 4,500 5,256 5,475 6,570 7,300 8,760 9,000 9,125 10,950 13,140 14,600 16,425 18,250 21,900 26,280 27,375 32,850 36,500 43,800 54,750 65,700 73,000 82,125 109,500 131,400 164,250 219,000 328,500 and 657,000, with no remainder.

Since 657,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 657,000, 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).