Q: Is 828,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 828,300 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 828,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 251 275 300 330 502 550 660 753 825 1,004 1,100 1,255 1,506 1,650 2,510 2,761 3,012 3,300 3,765 5,020 5,522 6,275 7,530 8,283 11,044 12,550 13,805 15,060 16,566 18,825 25,100 27,610 33,132 37,650 41,415 55,220 69,025 75,300 82,830 138,050 165,660 207,075 276,100 414,150 and 828,300, with no remainder.

Since 828,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 828,300, 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).