Q: Is 867,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 867,000 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 867,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 120 125 136 150 170 200 204 250 255 289 300 340 375 408 425 500 510 578 600 680 750 850 867 1,000 1,020 1,156 1,275 1,445 1,500 1,700 1,734 2,040 2,125 2,312 2,550 2,890 3,000 3,400 3,468 4,250 4,335 5,100 5,780 6,375 6,936 7,225 8,500 8,670 10,200 11,560 12,750 14,450 17,000 17,340 21,675 25,500 28,900 34,680 36,125 43,350 51,000 57,800 72,250 86,700 108,375 144,500 173,400 216,750 289,000 433,500 and 867,000, with no remainder.

Since 867,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 867,000, 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).