Q: Is 896,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 896,100 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 896,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 103 116 145 150 174 206 290 300 309 348 412 435 515 580 618 725 870 1,030 1,236 1,450 1,545 1,740 2,060 2,175 2,575 2,900 2,987 3,090 4,350 5,150 5,974 6,180 7,725 8,700 8,961 10,300 11,948 14,935 15,450 17,922 29,870 30,900 35,844 44,805 59,740 74,675 89,610 149,350 179,220 224,025 298,700 448,050 and 896,100, with no remainder.

Since 896,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 896,100, 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).