Q: Is 824,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 824,850 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 824,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 25 26 27 30 39 45 47 50 54 65 75 78 90 94 117 130 135 141 150 195 225 234 235 270 282 325 351 390 423 450 470 585 611 650 675 702 705 846 975 1,170 1,175 1,222 1,269 1,350 1,410 1,755 1,833 1,950 2,115 2,350 2,538 2,925 3,055 3,510 3,525 3,666 4,230 5,499 5,850 6,110 6,345 7,050 8,775 9,165 10,575 10,998 12,690 15,275 16,497 17,550 18,330 21,150 27,495 30,550 31,725 32,994 45,825 54,990 63,450 82,485 91,650 137,475 164,970 274,950 412,425 and 824,850, with no remainder.

Since 824,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 824,850, 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).