Q: Is 838,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 838,200 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 838,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 88 100 110 120 127 132 150 165 200 220 254 264 275 300 330 381 440 508 550 600 635 660 762 825 1,016 1,100 1,270 1,320 1,397 1,524 1,650 1,905 2,200 2,540 2,794 3,048 3,175 3,300 3,810 4,191 5,080 5,588 6,350 6,600 6,985 7,620 8,382 9,525 11,176 12,700 13,970 15,240 16,764 19,050 20,955 25,400 27,940 33,528 34,925 38,100 41,910 55,880 69,850 76,200 83,820 104,775 139,700 167,640 209,550 279,400 419,100 and 838,200, with no remainder.

Since 838,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 838,200, 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).