Q: Is 915,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 915,600 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 915,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 48 50 56 60 70 75 80 84 100 105 109 112 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 218 240 280 300 327 336 350 400 420 436 525 545 560 600 654 700 763 840 872 1,050 1,090 1,200 1,308 1,400 1,526 1,635 1,680 1,744 2,100 2,180 2,289 2,616 2,725 2,800 3,052 3,270 3,815 4,200 4,360 4,578 5,232 5,450 6,104 6,540 7,630 8,175 8,400 8,720 9,156 10,900 11,445 12,208 13,080 15,260 16,350 18,312 19,075 21,800 22,890 26,160 30,520 32,700 36,624 38,150 43,600 45,780 57,225 61,040 65,400 76,300 91,560 114,450 130,800 152,600 183,120 228,900 305,200 457,800 and 915,600, with no remainder.

Since 915,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 915,600, 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).