Q: Is 936,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 936,600 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 936,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 100 105 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 223 280 300 350 420 446 525 600 669 700 840 892 1,050 1,115 1,338 1,400 1,561 1,784 2,100 2,230 2,676 3,122 3,345 4,200 4,460 4,683 5,352 5,575 6,244 6,690 7,805 8,920 9,366 11,150 12,488 13,380 15,610 16,725 18,732 22,300 23,415 26,760 31,220 33,450 37,464 39,025 44,600 46,830 62,440 66,900 78,050 93,660 117,075 133,800 156,100 187,320 234,150 312,200 468,300 and 936,600, with no remainder.

Since 936,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 936,600, 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).