Q: Is 854,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 854,700 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 854,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 25 28 30 33 35 37 42 44 50 55 60 66 70 74 75 77 84 100 105 110 111 132 140 148 150 154 165 175 185 210 220 222 231 259 275 300 308 330 350 370 385 407 420 444 462 518 525 550 555 660 700 740 770 777 814 825 924 925 1,036 1,050 1,100 1,110 1,155 1,221 1,295 1,540 1,554 1,628 1,650 1,850 1,925 2,035 2,100 2,220 2,310 2,442 2,590 2,775 2,849 3,108 3,300 3,700 3,850 3,885 4,070 4,620 4,884 5,180 5,550 5,698 5,775 6,105 6,475 7,700 7,770 8,140 8,547 10,175 11,100 11,396 11,550 12,210 12,950 14,245 15,540 17,094 19,425 20,350 23,100 24,420 25,900 28,490 30,525 34,188 38,850 40,700 42,735 56,980 61,050 71,225 77,700 85,470 122,100 142,450 170,940 213,675 284,900 427,350 and 854,700, with no remainder.

Since 854,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 854,700, 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).