Q: Is 677,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 677,700 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 677,700 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 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 251 270 300 450 502 540 675 753 900 1,004 1,255 1,350 1,506 2,259 2,510 2,700 3,012 3,765 4,518 5,020 6,275 6,777 7,530 9,036 11,295 12,550 13,554 15,060 18,825 22,590 25,100 27,108 33,885 37,650 45,180 56,475 67,770 75,300 112,950 135,540 169,425 225,900 338,850 and 677,700, with no remainder.

Since 677,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 677,700, 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).