Q: Is 715,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 715,000 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 715,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 40 44 50 52 55 65 88 100 104 110 125 130 143 200 220 250 260 275 286 325 440 500 520 550 572 625 650 715 1,000 1,100 1,144 1,250 1,300 1,375 1,430 1,625 2,200 2,500 2,600 2,750 2,860 3,250 3,575 5,000 5,500 5,720 6,500 6,875 7,150 8,125 11,000 13,000 13,750 14,300 16,250 17,875 27,500 28,600 32,500 35,750 55,000 65,000 71,500 89,375 143,000 178,750 357,500 and 715,000, with no remainder.

Since 715,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 715,000, 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).