Q: Is 717,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 717,200 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 717,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 163 176 200 220 275 326 400 440 550 652 815 880 1,100 1,304 1,630 1,793 2,200 2,608 3,260 3,586 4,075 4,400 6,520 7,172 8,150 8,965 13,040 14,344 16,300 17,930 28,688 32,600 35,860 44,825 65,200 71,720 89,650 143,440 179,300 358,600 and 717,200, with no remainder.

Since 717,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 717,200, 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).