Q: Is 705,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 705,000 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 705,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 47 50 60 75 94 100 120 125 141 150 188 200 235 250 282 300 375 376 470 500 564 600 625 705 750 940 1,000 1,128 1,175 1,250 1,410 1,500 1,875 1,880 2,350 2,500 2,820 3,000 3,525 3,750 4,700 5,000 5,640 5,875 7,050 7,500 9,400 11,750 14,100 15,000 17,625 23,500 28,200 29,375 35,250 47,000 58,750 70,500 88,125 117,500 141,000 176,250 235,000 352,500 and 705,000, with no remainder.

Since 705,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 705,000, 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).