Q: Is 698,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 698,400 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 698,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 96 97 100 120 144 150 160 180 194 200 225 240 288 291 300 360 388 400 450 480 485 582 600 720 776 800 873 900 970 1,164 1,200 1,440 1,455 1,552 1,746 1,800 1,940 2,328 2,400 2,425 2,910 3,104 3,492 3,600 3,880 4,365 4,656 4,850 5,820 6,984 7,200 7,275 7,760 8,730 9,312 9,700 11,640 13,968 14,550 15,520 17,460 19,400 21,825 23,280 27,936 29,100 34,920 38,800 43,650 46,560 58,200 69,840 77,600 87,300 116,400 139,680 174,600 232,800 349,200 and 698,400, with no remainder.

Since 698,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 698,400, 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).