Q: Is 831,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 831,060 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 831,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 27 30 36 38 45 54 57 60 76 81 90 95 108 114 135 162 171 180 190 228 243 270 285 324 342 380 405 486 513 540 570 684 729 810 855 972 1,026 1,140 1,215 1,458 1,539 1,620 1,710 2,052 2,187 2,430 2,565 2,916 3,078 3,420 3,645 4,374 4,617 4,860 5,130 6,156 7,290 7,695 8,748 9,234 10,260 10,935 13,851 14,580 15,390 18,468 21,870 23,085 27,702 30,780 41,553 43,740 46,170 55,404 69,255 83,106 92,340 138,510 166,212 207,765 277,020 415,530 and 831,060, with no remainder.

Since 831,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 831,060, 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).