Q: Is 868,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 868,500 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 868,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 193 225 250 300 375 386 450 500 579 750 772 900 965 1,125 1,158 1,500 1,737 1,930 2,250 2,316 2,895 3,474 3,860 4,500 4,825 5,790 6,948 8,685 9,650 11,580 14,475 17,370 19,300 24,125 28,950 34,740 43,425 48,250 57,900 72,375 86,850 96,500 144,750 173,700 217,125 289,500 434,250 and 868,500, with no remainder.

Since 868,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 868,500, 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).