Q: Is 698,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 698,700 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 698,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 137 150 170 204 255 274 300 340 411 425 510 548 685 822 850 1,020 1,275 1,370 1,644 1,700 2,055 2,329 2,550 2,740 3,425 4,110 4,658 5,100 6,850 6,987 8,220 9,316 10,275 11,645 13,700 13,974 20,550 23,290 27,948 34,935 41,100 46,580 58,225 69,870 116,450 139,740 174,675 232,900 349,350 and 698,700, with no remainder.

Since 698,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 698,700, 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).