Q: Is 921,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 921,000 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 921,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 307 375 500 600 614 750 921 1,000 1,228 1,500 1,535 1,842 2,456 3,000 3,070 3,684 4,605 6,140 7,368 7,675 9,210 12,280 15,350 18,420 23,025 30,700 36,840 38,375 46,050 61,400 76,750 92,100 115,125 153,500 184,200 230,250 307,000 460,500 and 921,000, with no remainder.

Since 921,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 921,000, 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).