Q: Is 683,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 683,700 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 683,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 43 50 53 60 75 86 100 106 129 150 159 172 212 215 258 265 300 318 430 516 530 636 645 795 860 1,060 1,075 1,290 1,325 1,590 2,150 2,279 2,580 2,650 3,180 3,225 3,975 4,300 4,558 5,300 6,450 6,837 7,950 9,116 11,395 12,900 13,674 15,900 22,790 27,348 34,185 45,580 56,975 68,370 113,950 136,740 170,925 227,900 341,850 and 683,700, with no remainder.

Since 683,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 683,700, 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).