Q: Is 876,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 876,400 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 876,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 280 313 350 400 560 626 700 1,252 1,400 1,565 2,191 2,504 2,800 3,130 4,382 5,008 6,260 7,825 8,764 10,955 12,520 15,650 17,528 21,910 25,040 31,300 35,056 43,820 54,775 62,600 87,640 109,550 125,200 175,280 219,100 438,200 and 876,400, with no remainder.

Since 876,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 876,400, 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).