Q: Is 836,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 836,220 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 836,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 66 70 77 84 105 110 132 140 154 165 181 210 220 231 308 330 362 385 420 462 543 660 724 770 905 924 1,086 1,155 1,267 1,540 1,810 1,991 2,172 2,310 2,534 2,715 3,620 3,801 3,982 4,620 5,068 5,430 5,973 6,335 7,602 7,964 9,955 10,860 11,946 12,670 13,937 15,204 19,005 19,910 23,892 25,340 27,874 29,865 38,010 39,820 41,811 55,748 59,730 69,685 76,020 83,622 119,460 139,370 167,244 209,055 278,740 418,110 and 836,220, with no remainder.

Since 836,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 836,220, 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).