Q: Is 713,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 713,700 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 713,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 25 26 30 36 39 45 50 52 60 61 65 75 78 90 100 117 122 130 150 156 180 183 195 225 234 244 260 300 305 325 366 390 450 468 549 585 610 650 732 780 793 900 915 975 1,098 1,170 1,220 1,300 1,525 1,586 1,830 1,950 2,196 2,340 2,379 2,745 2,925 3,050 3,172 3,660 3,900 3,965 4,575 4,758 5,490 5,850 6,100 7,137 7,930 9,150 9,516 10,980 11,700 11,895 13,725 14,274 15,860 18,300 19,825 23,790 27,450 28,548 35,685 39,650 47,580 54,900 59,475 71,370 79,300 118,950 142,740 178,425 237,900 356,850 and 713,700, with no remainder.

Since 713,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 713,700, 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).