Q: Is 679,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 679,800 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 679,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 88 100 103 110 120 132 150 165 200 206 220 264 275 300 309 330 412 440 515 550 600 618 660 824 825 1,030 1,100 1,133 1,236 1,320 1,545 1,650 2,060 2,200 2,266 2,472 2,575 3,090 3,300 3,399 4,120 4,532 5,150 5,665 6,180 6,600 6,798 7,725 9,064 10,300 11,330 12,360 13,596 15,450 16,995 20,600 22,660 27,192 28,325 30,900 33,990 45,320 56,650 61,800 67,980 84,975 113,300 135,960 169,950 226,600 339,900 and 679,800, with no remainder.

Since 679,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 679,800, 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).