Q: Is 902,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 902,000 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 902,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 41 44 50 55 80 82 88 100 110 125 164 176 200 205 220 250 275 328 400 410 440 451 500 550 656 820 880 902 1,000 1,025 1,100 1,375 1,640 1,804 2,000 2,050 2,200 2,255 2,750 3,280 3,608 4,100 4,400 4,510 5,125 5,500 7,216 8,200 9,020 10,250 11,000 11,275 16,400 18,040 20,500 22,000 22,550 36,080 41,000 45,100 56,375 82,000 90,200 112,750 180,400 225,500 451,000 and 902,000, with no remainder.

Since 902,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 902,000, 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).