Q: Is 700,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 700,000 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 700,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 125 140 160 175 200 224 250 280 350 400 500 560 625 700 800 875 1,000 1,120 1,250 1,400 1,750 2,000 2,500 2,800 3,125 3,500 4,000 4,375 5,000 5,600 6,250 7,000 8,750 10,000 12,500 14,000 17,500 20,000 21,875 25,000 28,000 35,000 43,750 50,000 70,000 87,500 100,000 140,000 175,000 350,000 and 700,000, with no remainder.

Since 700,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 700,000, 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).