Q: Is 833,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 833,340 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 833,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 19 20 30 34 38 43 51 57 60 68 76 85 86 95 102 114 129 170 172 190 204 215 228 255 258 285 323 340 380 430 510 516 570 645 646 731 817 860 969 1,020 1,140 1,290 1,292 1,462 1,615 1,634 1,938 2,193 2,451 2,580 2,924 3,230 3,268 3,655 3,876 4,085 4,386 4,845 4,902 6,460 7,310 8,170 8,772 9,690 9,804 10,965 12,255 13,889 14,620 16,340 19,380 21,930 24,510 27,778 41,667 43,860 49,020 55,556 69,445 83,334 138,890 166,668 208,335 277,780 416,670 and 833,340, with no remainder.

Since 833,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 833,340, 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).