Q: Is 829,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 829,350 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 829,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 25 30 38 45 50 57 75 90 95 97 114 150 171 190 194 225 285 291 342 450 475 485 570 582 855 873 950 970 1,425 1,455 1,710 1,746 1,843 2,425 2,850 2,910 3,686 4,275 4,365 4,850 5,529 7,275 8,550 8,730 9,215 11,058 14,550 16,587 18,430 21,825 27,645 33,174 43,650 46,075 55,290 82,935 92,150 138,225 165,870 276,450 414,675 and 829,350, with no remainder.

Since 829,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 829,350, 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).