Q: Is 876,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 876,150 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 876,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 27 30 33 45 50 54 55 59 66 75 90 99 110 118 135 150 165 177 198 225 270 275 295 297 330 354 450 495 531 550 590 594 649 675 825 885 990 1,062 1,298 1,350 1,475 1,485 1,593 1,650 1,770 1,947 2,475 2,655 2,950 2,970 3,186 3,245 3,894 4,425 4,950 5,310 5,841 6,490 7,425 7,965 8,850 9,735 11,682 13,275 14,850 15,930 16,225 17,523 19,470 26,550 29,205 32,450 35,046 39,825 48,675 58,410 79,650 87,615 97,350 146,025 175,230 292,050 438,075 and 876,150, with no remainder.

Since 876,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 876,150, 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).