Q: Is 869,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 869,550 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 869,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 17 22 25 30 31 33 34 50 51 55 62 66 75 85 93 102 110 150 155 165 170 186 187 255 275 310 330 341 374 425 465 510 527 550 561 682 775 825 850 930 935 1,023 1,054 1,122 1,275 1,550 1,581 1,650 1,705 1,870 2,046 2,325 2,550 2,635 2,805 3,162 3,410 4,650 4,675 5,115 5,270 5,610 5,797 7,905 8,525 9,350 10,230 11,594 13,175 14,025 15,810 17,050 17,391 25,575 26,350 28,050 28,985 34,782 39,525 51,150 57,970 79,050 86,955 144,925 173,910 289,850 434,775 and 869,550, with no remainder.

Since 869,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 869,550, 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).