Q: Is 848,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 848,700 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 848,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 25 30 36 41 45 46 50 60 69 75 82 90 92 100 115 123 138 150 164 180 205 207 225 230 246 276 300 345 369 410 414 450 460 492 575 615 690 738 820 828 900 943 1,025 1,035 1,150 1,230 1,380 1,476 1,725 1,845 1,886 2,050 2,070 2,300 2,460 2,829 3,075 3,450 3,690 3,772 4,100 4,140 4,715 5,175 5,658 6,150 6,900 7,380 8,487 9,225 9,430 10,350 11,316 12,300 14,145 16,974 18,450 18,860 20,700 23,575 28,290 33,948 36,900 42,435 47,150 56,580 70,725 84,870 94,300 141,450 169,740 212,175 282,900 424,350 and 848,700, with no remainder.

Since 848,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 848,700, 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).