Q: Is 822,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 822,510 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 822,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 19 26 30 37 38 39 45 57 65 74 78 90 95 111 114 117 130 171 185 190 195 222 234 247 285 333 342 370 390 481 494 555 570 585 666 703 741 855 962 1,110 1,170 1,235 1,406 1,443 1,482 1,665 1,710 2,109 2,223 2,405 2,470 2,886 3,330 3,515 3,705 4,218 4,329 4,446 4,810 6,327 7,030 7,215 7,410 8,658 9,139 10,545 11,115 12,654 14,430 18,278 21,090 21,645 22,230 27,417 31,635 43,290 45,695 54,834 63,270 82,251 91,390 137,085 164,502 274,170 411,255 and 822,510, with no remainder.

Since 822,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 822,510, 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).