Q: Is 68,700 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,700 is a composite number.

Why is 68,700 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 68,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 229 300 458 687 916 1,145 1,374 2,290 2,748 3,435 4,580 5,725 6,870 11,450 13,740 17,175 22,900 34,350 and 68,700, with no remainder.

Since 68,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,700, 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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