Q: Is 917,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 917,700 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 917,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 23 25 28 30 35 38 42 46 50 57 60 69 70 75 76 84 92 95 100 105 114 115 133 138 140 150 161 175 190 210 228 230 266 276 285 300 322 345 350 380 399 420 437 460 475 483 525 532 570 575 644 665 690 700 798 805 874 950 966 1,050 1,140 1,150 1,311 1,330 1,380 1,425 1,596 1,610 1,725 1,748 1,900 1,932 1,995 2,100 2,185 2,300 2,415 2,622 2,660 2,850 3,059 3,220 3,325 3,450 3,990 4,025 4,370 4,830 5,244 5,700 6,118 6,555 6,650 6,900 7,980 8,050 8,740 9,177 9,660 9,975 10,925 12,075 12,236 13,110 13,300 15,295 16,100 18,354 19,950 21,850 24,150 26,220 30,590 32,775 36,708 39,900 43,700 45,885 48,300 61,180 65,550 76,475 91,770 131,100 152,950 183,540 229,425 305,900 458,850 and 917,700, with no remainder.

Since 917,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 917,700, 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).