Q: Is 907,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 907,500 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 907,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 121 125 132 150 165 220 242 250 275 300 330 363 375 484 500 550 605 625 660 726 750 825 1,100 1,210 1,250 1,375 1,452 1,500 1,650 1,815 1,875 2,420 2,500 2,750 3,025 3,300 3,630 3,750 4,125 5,500 6,050 6,875 7,260 7,500 8,250 9,075 12,100 13,750 15,125 16,500 18,150 20,625 27,500 30,250 36,300 41,250 45,375 60,500 75,625 82,500 90,750 151,250 181,500 226,875 302,500 453,750 and 907,500, with no remainder.

Since 907,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 907,500, 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).