Q: Is 679,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 679,000 is a composite number.

Why is 679,000 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 679,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 97 100 125 140 175 194 200 250 280 350 388 485 500 679 700 776 875 970 1,000 1,358 1,400 1,750 1,940 2,425 2,716 3,395 3,500 3,880 4,850 5,432 6,790 7,000 9,700 12,125 13,580 16,975 19,400 24,250 27,160 33,950 48,500 67,900 84,875 97,000 135,800 169,750 339,500 and 679,000, with no remainder.

Since 679,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 679,000, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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