Q: Is 823,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 823,860 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 823,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 60 69 90 92 115 138 180 199 207 230 276 345 398 414 460 597 690 796 828 995 1,035 1,194 1,380 1,791 1,990 2,070 2,388 2,985 3,582 3,980 4,140 4,577 5,970 7,164 8,955 9,154 11,940 13,731 17,910 18,308 22,885 27,462 35,820 41,193 45,770 54,924 68,655 82,386 91,540 137,310 164,772 205,965 274,620 411,930 and 823,860, with no remainder.

Since 823,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 823,860, 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).