Q: Is 854,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 854,000 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 854,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 61 70 80 100 112 122 125 140 175 200 244 250 280 305 350 400 427 488 500 560 610 700 854 875 976 1,000 1,220 1,400 1,525 1,708 1,750 2,000 2,135 2,440 2,800 3,050 3,416 3,500 4,270 4,880 6,100 6,832 7,000 7,625 8,540 10,675 12,200 14,000 15,250 17,080 21,350 24,400 30,500 34,160 42,700 53,375 61,000 85,400 106,750 122,000 170,800 213,500 427,000 and 854,000, with no remainder.

Since 854,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 854,000, 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).