Q: Is 937,170 a Composite Number?

Why is 937,170 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 937,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 27 30 39 45 54 65 78 81 89 90 117 130 135 162 178 195 234 267 270 351 390 405 445 534 585 702 801 810 890 1,053 1,157 1,170 1,335 1,602 1,755 2,106 2,314 2,403 2,670 3,471 3,510 4,005 4,806 5,265 5,785 6,942 7,209 8,010 10,413 10,530 11,570 12,015 14,418 17,355 20,826 24,030 31,239 34,710 36,045 52,065 62,478 72,090 93,717 104,130 156,195 187,434 312,390 468,585 and 937,170, with no remainder.

Since 937,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 937,170, 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).