Q: Is 931,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 931,700 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 931,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 121 140 154 175 220 242 275 308 350 385 484 550 605 700 770 847 1,100 1,210 1,331 1,540 1,694 1,925 2,420 2,662 3,025 3,388 3,850 4,235 5,324 6,050 6,655 7,700 8,470 9,317 12,100 13,310 16,940 18,634 21,175 26,620 33,275 37,268 42,350 46,585 66,550 84,700 93,170 133,100 186,340 232,925 465,850 and 931,700, with no remainder.

Since 931,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 931,700, 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).