Q: Is 936,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 936,900 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 936,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 347 450 540 675 694 900 1,041 1,350 1,388 1,735 2,082 2,700 3,123 3,470 4,164 5,205 6,246 6,940 8,675 9,369 10,410 12,492 15,615 17,350 18,738 20,820 26,025 31,230 34,700 37,476 46,845 52,050 62,460 78,075 93,690 104,100 156,150 187,380 234,225 312,300 468,450 and 936,900, with no remainder.

Since 936,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 936,900, 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).