Q: Is 711,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 711,200 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 711,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 127 140 160 175 200 224 254 280 350 400 508 560 635 700 800 889 1,016 1,120 1,270 1,400 1,778 2,032 2,540 2,800 3,175 3,556 4,064 4,445 5,080 5,600 6,350 7,112 8,890 10,160 12,700 14,224 17,780 20,320 22,225 25,400 28,448 35,560 44,450 50,800 71,120 88,900 101,600 142,240 177,800 355,600 and 711,200, with no remainder.

Since 711,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 711,200, 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).