Q: Is 893,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 893,100 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 893,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 156 195 229 260 300 325 390 458 650 687 780 916 975 1,145 1,300 1,374 1,950 2,290 2,748 2,977 3,435 3,900 4,580 5,725 5,954 6,870 8,931 11,450 11,908 13,740 14,885 17,175 17,862 22,900 29,770 34,350 35,724 44,655 59,540 68,700 74,425 89,310 148,850 178,620 223,275 297,700 446,550 and 893,100, with no remainder.

Since 893,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 893,100, 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).