Q: Is 702,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 702,450 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 702,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 63 70 75 90 105 126 150 175 210 223 225 315 350 446 450 525 630 669 1,050 1,115 1,338 1,561 1,575 2,007 2,230 3,122 3,150 3,345 4,014 4,683 5,575 6,690 7,805 9,366 10,035 11,150 14,049 15,610 16,725 20,070 23,415 28,098 33,450 39,025 46,830 50,175 70,245 78,050 100,350 117,075 140,490 234,150 351,225 and 702,450, with no remainder.

Since 702,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 702,450, 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).