Q: Is 657,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 657,200 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 657,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 40 50 53 62 80 100 106 124 155 200 212 248 265 310 400 424 496 530 620 775 848 1,060 1,240 1,325 1,550 1,643 2,120 2,480 2,650 3,100 3,286 4,240 5,300 6,200 6,572 8,215 10,600 12,400 13,144 16,430 21,200 26,288 32,860 41,075 65,720 82,150 131,440 164,300 328,600 and 657,200, with no remainder.

Since 657,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 657,200, 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).