Q: Is 833,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 833,850 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 833,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 75 85 90 102 109 150 153 170 218 225 255 306 327 425 450 510 545 654 765 850 981 1,090 1,275 1,530 1,635 1,853 1,962 2,550 2,725 3,270 3,706 3,825 4,905 5,450 5,559 7,650 8,175 9,265 9,810 11,118 16,350 16,677 18,530 24,525 27,795 33,354 46,325 49,050 55,590 83,385 92,650 138,975 166,770 277,950 416,925 and 833,850, with no remainder.

Since 833,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 833,850, 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).