Q: Is 669,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 669,300 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 669,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 97 100 115 138 150 194 230 276 291 300 345 388 460 485 575 582 690 970 1,150 1,164 1,380 1,455 1,725 1,940 2,231 2,300 2,425 2,910 3,450 4,462 4,850 5,820 6,693 6,900 7,275 8,924 9,700 11,155 13,386 14,550 22,310 26,772 29,100 33,465 44,620 55,775 66,930 111,550 133,860 167,325 223,100 334,650 and 669,300, with no remainder.

Since 669,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 669,300, 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).