Q: Is 707,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 707,700 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 707,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 337 350 420 525 674 700 1,011 1,050 1,348 1,685 2,022 2,100 2,359 3,370 4,044 4,718 5,055 6,740 7,077 8,425 9,436 10,110 11,795 14,154 16,850 20,220 23,590 25,275 28,308 33,700 35,385 47,180 50,550 58,975 70,770 101,100 117,950 141,540 176,925 235,900 353,850 and 707,700, with no remainder.

Since 707,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 707,700, 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).