Q: Is 829,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 829,400 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 829,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 29 40 44 50 52 55 58 65 88 100 104 110 116 130 143 145 200 220 232 260 275 286 290 319 325 377 440 520 550 572 580 638 650 715 725 754 1,100 1,144 1,160 1,276 1,300 1,430 1,450 1,508 1,595 1,885 2,200 2,552 2,600 2,860 2,900 3,016 3,190 3,575 3,770 4,147 5,720 5,800 6,380 7,150 7,540 7,975 8,294 9,425 12,760 14,300 15,080 15,950 16,588 18,850 20,735 28,600 31,900 33,176 37,700 41,470 63,800 75,400 82,940 103,675 165,880 207,350 414,700 and 829,400, with no remainder.

Since 829,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 829,400, 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).