Q: Is 866,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 866,970 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 866,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 19 26 27 30 38 39 45 54 57 65 78 90 95 114 117 130 135 169 171 190 195 234 247 270 285 338 342 351 390 494 507 513 570 585 702 741 845 855 1,014 1,026 1,170 1,235 1,482 1,521 1,690 1,710 1,755 2,223 2,470 2,535 2,565 3,042 3,211 3,510 3,705 4,446 4,563 5,070 5,130 6,422 6,669 7,410 7,605 9,126 9,633 11,115 13,338 15,210 16,055 19,266 22,230 22,815 28,899 32,110 33,345 45,630 48,165 57,798 66,690 86,697 96,330 144,495 173,394 288,990 433,485 and 866,970, with no remainder.

Since 866,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 866,970, 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).