Q: Is 909,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 909,900 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 909,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 337 450 540 674 675 900 1,011 1,348 1,350 1,685 2,022 2,700 3,033 3,370 4,044 5,055 6,066 6,740 8,425 9,099 10,110 12,132 15,165 16,850 18,198 20,220 25,275 30,330 33,700 36,396 45,495 50,550 60,660 75,825 90,990 101,100 151,650 181,980 227,475 303,300 454,950 and 909,900, with no remainder.

Since 909,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 909,900, 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).