Q: Is 862,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 862,650 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 862,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 45 50 54 71 75 81 90 135 142 150 162 213 225 243 270 355 405 426 450 486 639 675 710 810 1,065 1,215 1,278 1,350 1,775 1,917 2,025 2,130 2,430 3,195 3,550 3,834 4,050 5,325 5,751 6,075 6,390 9,585 10,650 11,502 12,150 15,975 17,253 19,170 28,755 31,950 34,506 47,925 57,510 86,265 95,850 143,775 172,530 287,550 431,325 and 862,650, with no remainder.

Since 862,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,650, 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).