Q: Is 676,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 676,800 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 676,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 47 48 50 60 64 72 75 80 90 94 96 100 120 141 144 150 160 180 188 192 200 225 235 240 282 288 300 320 360 376 400 423 450 470 480 564 576 600 705 720 752 800 846 900 940 960 1,128 1,175 1,200 1,410 1,440 1,504 1,600 1,692 1,800 1,880 2,115 2,256 2,350 2,400 2,820 2,880 3,008 3,384 3,525 3,600 3,760 4,230 4,512 4,700 4,800 5,640 6,768 7,050 7,200 7,520 8,460 9,024 9,400 10,575 11,280 13,536 14,100 14,400 15,040 16,920 18,800 21,150 22,560 27,072 28,200 33,840 37,600 42,300 45,120 56,400 67,680 75,200 84,600 112,800 135,360 169,200 225,600 338,400 and 676,800, with no remainder.

Since 676,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 676,800, 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).