Q: Is 708,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 708,000 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 708,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 59 60 75 80 96 100 118 120 125 150 160 177 200 236 240 250 295 300 354 375 400 472 480 500 590 600 708 750 800 885 944 1,000 1,180 1,200 1,416 1,475 1,500 1,770 1,888 2,000 2,360 2,400 2,832 2,950 3,000 3,540 4,000 4,425 4,720 5,664 5,900 6,000 7,080 7,375 8,850 9,440 11,800 12,000 14,160 14,750 17,700 22,125 23,600 28,320 29,500 35,400 44,250 47,200 59,000 70,800 88,500 118,000 141,600 177,000 236,000 354,000 and 708,000, with no remainder.

Since 708,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 708,000, 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).