Q: Is 681,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 681,200 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 681,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 131 200 208 260 262 325 400 520 524 650 655 1,040 1,048 1,300 1,310 1,703 2,096 2,600 2,620 3,275 3,406 5,200 5,240 6,550 6,812 8,515 10,480 13,100 13,624 17,030 26,200 27,248 34,060 42,575 52,400 68,120 85,150 136,240 170,300 340,600 and 681,200, with no remainder.

Since 681,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 681,200, 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).