Q: Is 849,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 849,150 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 849,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 27 30 34 37 45 50 51 54 74 75 85 90 102 111 135 150 153 170 185 222 225 255 270 306 333 370 425 450 459 510 555 629 666 675 765 850 918 925 999 1,110 1,258 1,275 1,350 1,530 1,665 1,850 1,887 1,998 2,295 2,550 2,775 3,145 3,330 3,774 3,825 4,590 4,995 5,550 5,661 6,290 7,650 8,325 9,435 9,990 11,322 11,475 15,725 16,650 16,983 18,870 22,950 24,975 28,305 31,450 33,966 47,175 49,950 56,610 84,915 94,350 141,525 169,830 283,050 424,575 and 849,150, with no remainder.

Since 849,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 849,150, 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).