Q: Is 634,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 634,950 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 634,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 75 83 85 90 102 150 153 166 170 225 249 255 306 415 425 450 498 510 747 765 830 850 1,245 1,275 1,411 1,494 1,530 2,075 2,490 2,550 2,822 3,735 3,825 4,150 4,233 6,225 7,055 7,470 7,650 8,466 12,450 12,699 14,110 18,675 21,165 25,398 35,275 37,350 42,330 63,495 70,550 105,825 126,990 211,650 317,475 and 634,950, with no remainder.

Since 634,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 634,950, 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).