Q: Is 899,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 899,640 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 899,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 34 35 36 40 42 45 49 51 54 56 60 63 68 70 72 84 85 90 98 102 105 108 119 120 126 135 136 140 147 153 168 170 180 189 196 204 210 216 238 245 252 255 270 280 294 306 315 340 357 360 378 392 408 420 441 459 476 490 504 510 540 588 595 612 630 680 714 735 756 765 833 840 882 918 945 952 980 1,020 1,071 1,080 1,176 1,190 1,224 1,260 1,323 1,428 1,470 1,512 1,530 1,666 1,764 1,785 1,836 1,890 1,960 2,040 2,142 2,205 2,295 2,380 2,499 2,520 2,646 2,856 2,940 3,060 3,213 3,332 3,528 3,570 3,672 3,780 4,165 4,284 4,410 4,590 4,760 4,998 5,292 5,355 5,880 6,120 6,426 6,615 6,664 7,140 7,497 7,560 8,330 8,568 8,820 9,180 9,996 10,584 10,710 12,495 12,852 13,230 14,280 14,994 16,065 16,660 17,640 18,360 19,992 21,420 22,491 24,990 25,704 26,460 29,988 32,130 33,320 37,485 42,840 44,982 49,980 52,920 59,976 64,260 74,970 89,964 99,960 112,455 128,520 149,940 179,928 224,910 299,880 449,820 and 899,640, with no remainder.

Since 899,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 899,640, 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).