Q: Is 874,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 874,350 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 874,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 29 30 45 50 58 67 75 87 90 134 145 150 174 201 225 261 290 335 402 435 450 522 603 670 725 870 1,005 1,206 1,305 1,450 1,675 1,943 2,010 2,175 2,610 3,015 3,350 3,886 4,350 5,025 5,829 6,030 6,525 9,715 10,050 11,658 13,050 15,075 17,487 19,430 29,145 30,150 34,974 48,575 58,290 87,435 97,150 145,725 174,870 291,450 437,175 and 874,350, with no remainder.

Since 874,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 874,350, 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).