Q: Is 855,858,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 855,858,200 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 855,858,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 136 170 200 211 340 422 425 680 844 850 1,055 1,193 1,688 1,700 2,110 2,386 3,400 3,587 4,220 4,772 5,275 5,965 7,174 8,440 9,544 10,550 11,930 14,348 17,935 20,281 21,100 23,860 28,696 29,825 35,870 40,562 42,200 47,720 59,650 71,740 81,124 89,675 101,405 119,300 143,480 162,248 179,350 202,810 238,600 251,723 358,700 405,620 503,446 507,025 717,400 811,240 1,006,892 1,014,050 1,258,615 2,013,784 2,028,100 2,517,230 4,056,200 4,279,291 5,034,460 6,293,075 8,558,582 10,068,920 12,586,150 17,117,164 21,396,455 25,172,300 34,234,328 42,792,910 50,344,600 85,585,820 106,982,275 171,171,640 213,964,550 427,929,100 and 855,858,200, with no remainder.

Since 855,858,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 855,858,200, 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).