Q: Is 935,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 935,000 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 935,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 40 44 50 55 68 85 88 100 110 125 136 170 187 200 220 250 275 340 374 425 440 500 550 625 680 748 850 935 1,000 1,100 1,250 1,375 1,496 1,700 1,870 2,125 2,200 2,500 2,750 3,400 3,740 4,250 4,675 5,000 5,500 6,875 7,480 8,500 9,350 10,625 11,000 13,750 17,000 18,700 21,250 23,375 27,500 37,400 42,500 46,750 55,000 85,000 93,500 116,875 187,000 233,750 467,500 and 935,000, with no remainder.

Since 935,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 935,000, 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).