Q: Is 868,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 868,770 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 868,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 30 35 42 45 49 63 70 90 98 105 126 147 197 210 245 294 315 394 441 490 591 630 735 882 985 1,182 1,379 1,470 1,773 1,970 2,205 2,758 2,955 3,546 4,137 4,410 5,910 6,895 8,274 8,865 9,653 12,411 13,790 17,730 19,306 20,685 24,822 28,959 41,370 48,265 57,918 62,055 86,877 96,530 124,110 144,795 173,754 289,590 434,385 and 868,770, with no remainder.

Since 868,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 868,770, 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).