Q: Is 891,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 891,800 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 891,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 40 49 50 52 56 65 70 91 98 100 104 130 140 175 182 196 200 245 260 280 325 343 350 364 392 455 490 520 637 650 686 700 728 910 980 1,225 1,274 1,300 1,372 1,400 1,715 1,820 1,960 2,275 2,450 2,548 2,600 2,744 3,185 3,430 3,640 4,459 4,550 4,900 5,096 6,370 6,860 8,575 8,918 9,100 9,800 12,740 13,720 15,925 17,150 17,836 18,200 22,295 25,480 31,850 34,300 35,672 44,590 63,700 68,600 89,180 111,475 127,400 178,360 222,950 445,900 and 891,800, with no remainder.

Since 891,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 891,800, 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).