Q: Is 873,810 a Composite Number?

Why is 873,810 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 873,810 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 19 21 30 35 38 42 45 57 63 70 73 90 95 105 114 126 133 146 171 190 210 219 266 285 315 342 365 399 438 511 570 630 657 665 730 798 855 1,022 1,095 1,197 1,314 1,330 1,387 1,533 1,710 1,995 2,190 2,394 2,555 2,774 3,066 3,285 3,990 4,161 4,599 5,110 5,985 6,570 6,935 7,665 8,322 9,198 9,709 11,970 12,483 13,870 15,330 19,418 20,805 22,995 24,966 29,127 41,610 45,990 48,545 58,254 62,415 87,381 97,090 124,830 145,635 174,762 291,270 436,905 and 873,810, with no remainder.

Since 873,810 cannot be divided by just 1 and 873,810, 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).