Q: Is 926,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 926,250 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 926,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 19 25 26 30 38 39 50 57 65 75 78 95 114 125 130 150 190 195 247 250 285 325 375 390 475 494 570 625 650 741 750 950 975 1,235 1,250 1,425 1,482 1,625 1,875 1,950 2,375 2,470 2,850 3,250 3,705 3,750 4,750 4,875 6,175 7,125 7,410 8,125 9,750 11,875 12,350 14,250 16,250 18,525 23,750 24,375 30,875 35,625 37,050 48,750 61,750 71,250 92,625 154,375 185,250 308,750 463,125 and 926,250, with no remainder.

Since 926,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 926,250, 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).