Q: Is 873,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 873,000 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 873,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 97 100 120 125 150 180 194 200 225 250 291 300 360 375 388 450 485 500 582 600 750 776 873 900 970 1,000 1,125 1,164 1,455 1,500 1,746 1,800 1,940 2,250 2,328 2,425 2,910 3,000 3,492 3,880 4,365 4,500 4,850 5,820 6,984 7,275 8,730 9,000 9,700 11,640 12,125 14,550 17,460 19,400 21,825 24,250 29,100 34,920 36,375 43,650 48,500 58,200 72,750 87,300 97,000 109,125 145,500 174,600 218,250 291,000 436,500 and 873,000, with no remainder.

Since 873,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 873,000, 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).