Q: Is 867,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 867,300 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 867,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 49 50 59 60 70 75 84 98 100 105 118 140 147 150 175 177 196 210 236 245 294 295 300 350 354 413 420 490 525 588 590 700 708 735 826 885 980 1,050 1,180 1,225 1,239 1,470 1,475 1,652 1,770 2,065 2,100 2,450 2,478 2,891 2,940 2,950 3,540 3,675 4,130 4,425 4,900 4,956 5,782 5,900 6,195 7,350 8,260 8,673 8,850 10,325 11,564 12,390 14,455 14,700 17,346 17,700 20,650 24,780 28,910 30,975 34,692 41,300 43,365 57,820 61,950 72,275 86,730 123,900 144,550 173,460 216,825 289,100 433,650 and 867,300, with no remainder.

Since 867,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 867,300, 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).