Q: Is 836,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 836,940 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 836,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 29 30 37 39 52 58 60 65 74 78 87 111 116 130 145 148 156 174 185 195 222 260 290 348 370 377 390 435 444 481 555 580 740 754 780 870 962 1,073 1,110 1,131 1,443 1,508 1,740 1,885 1,924 2,146 2,220 2,262 2,405 2,886 3,219 3,770 4,292 4,524 4,810 5,365 5,655 5,772 6,438 7,215 7,540 9,620 10,730 11,310 12,876 13,949 14,430 16,095 21,460 22,620 27,898 28,860 32,190 41,847 55,796 64,380 69,745 83,694 139,490 167,388 209,235 278,980 418,470 and 836,940, with no remainder.

Since 836,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 836,940, 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).