Q: Is 849,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 849,600 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 849,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 59 60 64 72 75 80 90 96 100 118 120 144 150 160 177 180 192 200 225 236 240 288 295 300 320 354 360 400 450 472 480 531 576 590 600 708 720 800 885 900 944 960 1,062 1,180 1,200 1,416 1,440 1,475 1,600 1,770 1,800 1,888 2,124 2,360 2,400 2,655 2,832 2,880 2,950 3,540 3,600 3,776 4,248 4,425 4,720 4,800 5,310 5,664 5,900 7,080 7,200 8,496 8,850 9,440 10,620 11,328 11,800 13,275 14,160 14,400 16,992 17,700 18,880 21,240 23,600 26,550 28,320 33,984 35,400 42,480 47,200 53,100 56,640 70,800 84,960 94,400 106,200 141,600 169,920 212,400 283,200 424,800 and 849,600, with no remainder.

Since 849,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 849,600, 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).