Q: Is 823,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 823,500 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 823,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 61 75 90 100 108 122 125 135 150 180 183 225 244 250 270 300 305 366 375 450 500 540 549 610 675 732 750 900 915 1,098 1,125 1,220 1,350 1,500 1,525 1,647 1,830 2,196 2,250 2,700 2,745 3,050 3,294 3,375 3,660 4,500 4,575 5,490 6,100 6,588 6,750 7,625 8,235 9,150 10,980 13,500 13,725 15,250 16,470 18,300 22,875 27,450 30,500 32,940 41,175 45,750 54,900 68,625 82,350 91,500 137,250 164,700 205,875 274,500 411,750 and 823,500, with no remainder.

Since 823,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 823,500, 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).