Q: Is 850,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 850,850 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 850,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 13 14 17 22 25 26 34 35 50 55 65 70 77 85 91 110 119 130 143 154 170 175 182 187 221 238 275 286 325 350 374 385 425 442 455 550 595 650 715 770 850 910 935 1,001 1,105 1,190 1,309 1,430 1,547 1,870 1,925 2,002 2,210 2,275 2,431 2,618 2,975 3,094 3,575 3,850 4,550 4,675 4,862 5,005 5,525 5,950 6,545 7,150 7,735 9,350 10,010 11,050 12,155 13,090 15,470 17,017 24,310 25,025 32,725 34,034 38,675 50,050 60,775 65,450 77,350 85,085 121,550 170,170 425,425 and 850,850, with no remainder.

Since 850,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,850, 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).