Q: Is 868,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 868,000 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 868,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 31 32 35 40 50 56 62 70 80 100 112 124 125 140 155 160 175 200 217 224 248 250 280 310 350 400 434 496 500 560 620 700 775 800 868 875 992 1,000 1,085 1,120 1,240 1,400 1,550 1,736 1,750 2,000 2,170 2,480 2,800 3,100 3,472 3,500 3,875 4,000 4,340 4,960 5,425 5,600 6,200 6,944 7,000 7,750 8,680 10,850 12,400 14,000 15,500 17,360 21,700 24,800 27,125 28,000 31,000 34,720 43,400 54,250 62,000 86,800 108,500 124,000 173,600 217,000 434,000 and 868,000, with no remainder.

Since 868,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 868,000, 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).