Q: Is 915,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 915,420 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 915,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 19 20 22 30 33 38 44 55 57 60 66 73 76 95 110 114 132 146 165 190 209 219 220 228 285 292 330 365 380 418 438 570 627 660 730 803 836 876 1,045 1,095 1,140 1,254 1,387 1,460 1,606 2,090 2,190 2,409 2,508 2,774 3,135 3,212 4,015 4,161 4,180 4,380 4,818 5,548 6,270 6,935 8,030 8,322 9,636 12,045 12,540 13,870 15,257 16,060 16,644 20,805 24,090 27,740 30,514 41,610 45,771 48,180 61,028 76,285 83,220 91,542 152,570 183,084 228,855 305,140 457,710 and 915,420, with no remainder.

Since 915,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 915,420, 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).