Q: Is 895,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 895,230 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 895,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 29 30 35 42 45 49 58 63 70 87 90 98 105 126 145 147 174 203 210 245 261 290 294 315 343 406 435 441 490 522 609 630 686 735 870 882 1,015 1,029 1,218 1,305 1,421 1,470 1,715 1,827 2,030 2,058 2,205 2,610 2,842 3,045 3,087 3,430 3,654 4,263 4,410 5,145 6,090 6,174 7,105 8,526 9,135 9,947 10,290 12,789 14,210 15,435 18,270 19,894 21,315 25,578 29,841 30,870 42,630 49,735 59,682 63,945 89,523 99,470 127,890 149,205 179,046 298,410 447,615 and 895,230, with no remainder.

Since 895,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 895,230, 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).