Q: Is 895,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 895,400 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 895,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 37 40 44 50 55 74 88 100 110 121 148 185 200 220 242 275 296 370 407 440 484 550 605 740 814 925 968 1,100 1,210 1,480 1,628 1,850 2,035 2,200 2,420 3,025 3,256 3,700 4,070 4,477 4,840 6,050 7,400 8,140 8,954 10,175 12,100 16,280 17,908 20,350 22,385 24,200 35,816 40,700 44,770 81,400 89,540 111,925 179,080 223,850 447,700 and 895,400, with no remainder.

Since 895,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 895,400, 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).