Q: Is 936,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 936,100 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 936,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 23 25 37 44 46 50 55 74 92 100 110 115 148 185 220 230 253 275 370 407 460 506 550 575 740 814 851 925 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,628 1,702 1,850 2,035 2,300 2,530 3,404 3,700 4,070 4,255 5,060 6,325 8,140 8,510 9,361 10,175 12,650 17,020 18,722 20,350 21,275 25,300 37,444 40,700 42,550 46,805 85,100 93,610 187,220 234,025 468,050 and 936,100, with no remainder.

Since 936,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 936,100, 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).