Q: Is 827,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 827,700 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 827,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 89 93 100 124 150 155 178 186 267 300 310 356 372 445 465 534 620 775 890 930 1,068 1,335 1,550 1,780 1,860 2,225 2,325 2,670 2,759 3,100 4,450 4,650 5,340 5,518 6,675 8,277 8,900 9,300 11,036 13,350 13,795 16,554 26,700 27,590 33,108 41,385 55,180 68,975 82,770 137,950 165,540 206,925 275,900 413,850 and 827,700, with no remainder.

Since 827,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 827,700, 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).