Q: Is 867,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 867,150 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 867,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 41 45 47 50 75 82 90 94 123 141 150 205 225 235 246 282 369 410 423 450 470 615 705 738 846 1,025 1,175 1,230 1,410 1,845 1,927 2,050 2,115 2,350 3,075 3,525 3,690 3,854 4,230 5,781 6,150 7,050 9,225 9,635 10,575 11,562 17,343 18,450 19,270 21,150 28,905 34,686 48,175 57,810 86,715 96,350 144,525 173,430 289,050 433,575 and 867,150, with no remainder.

Since 867,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 867,150, 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).