Q: Is 672,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 672,300 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 672,300 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 83 90 100 108 135 150 162 166 180 225 249 270 300 324 332 405 415 450 498 540 675 747 810 830 900 996 1,245 1,350 1,494 1,620 1,660 2,025 2,075 2,241 2,490 2,700 2,988 3,735 4,050 4,150 4,482 4,980 6,225 6,723 7,470 8,100 8,300 8,964 11,205 12,450 13,446 14,940 18,675 22,410 24,900 26,892 33,615 37,350 44,820 56,025 67,230 74,700 112,050 134,460 168,075 224,100 336,150 and 672,300, with no remainder.

Since 672,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 672,300, 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).