Q: Is 862,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 862,290 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 862,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 13 15 18 22 26 30 33 39 45 55 65 66 67 78 90 99 110 117 130 134 143 165 195 198 201 234 286 330 335 390 402 429 495 585 603 670 715 737 858 871 990 1,005 1,170 1,206 1,287 1,430 1,474 1,742 2,010 2,145 2,211 2,574 2,613 3,015 3,685 4,290 4,355 4,422 5,226 6,030 6,435 6,633 7,370 7,839 8,710 9,581 11,055 12,870 13,065 13,266 15,678 19,162 22,110 26,130 28,743 33,165 39,195 47,905 57,486 66,330 78,390 86,229 95,810 143,715 172,458 287,430 431,145 and 862,290, with no remainder.

Since 862,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,290, 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).