Q: Is 675,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 675,000 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 675,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 90 100 108 120 125 135 150 180 200 216 225 250 270 300 360 375 450 500 540 600 625 675 750 900 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,250 1,350 1,500 1,800 1,875 2,250 2,500 2,700 3,000 3,125 3,375 3,750 4,500 5,000 5,400 5,625 6,250 6,750 7,500 9,000 9,375 11,250 12,500 13,500 15,000 16,875 18,750 22,500 25,000 27,000 28,125 33,750 37,500 45,000 56,250 67,500 75,000 84,375 112,500 135,000 168,750 225,000 337,500 and 675,000, with no remainder.

Since 675,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 675,000, 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).