Q: Is 696,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 696,900 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 696,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 101 115 138 150 202 230 276 300 303 345 404 460 505 575 606 690 1,010 1,150 1,212 1,380 1,515 1,725 2,020 2,300 2,323 2,525 3,030 3,450 4,646 5,050 6,060 6,900 6,969 7,575 9,292 10,100 11,615 13,938 15,150 23,230 27,876 30,300 34,845 46,460 58,075 69,690 116,150 139,380 174,225 232,300 348,450 and 696,900, with no remainder.

Since 696,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 696,900, 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).