Q: Is 875,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 875,420 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 875,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 37 52 65 70 74 91 130 140 148 169 182 185 259 260 338 364 370 455 481 518 676 740 845 910 962 1,036 1,183 1,295 1,690 1,820 1,924 2,366 2,405 2,590 3,367 3,380 4,732 4,810 5,180 5,915 6,253 6,734 9,620 11,830 12,506 13,468 16,835 23,660 25,012 31,265 33,670 43,771 62,530 67,340 87,542 125,060 175,084 218,855 437,710 and 875,420, with no remainder.

Since 875,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 875,420, 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).