Q: Is 917,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 917,600 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 917,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 37 40 50 62 74 80 100 124 148 155 160 185 200 248 296 310 370 400 496 592 620 740 775 800 925 992 1,147 1,184 1,240 1,480 1,550 1,850 2,294 2,480 2,960 3,100 3,700 4,588 4,960 5,735 5,920 6,200 7,400 9,176 11,470 12,400 14,800 18,352 22,940 24,800 28,675 29,600 36,704 45,880 57,350 91,760 114,700 183,520 229,400 458,800 and 917,600, with no remainder.

Since 917,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 917,600, 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).