Q: Is 940,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 940,500 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 940,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 19 20 22 25 30 33 36 38 44 45 50 55 57 60 66 75 76 90 95 99 100 110 114 125 132 150 165 171 180 190 198 209 220 225 228 250 275 285 300 330 342 375 380 396 418 450 475 495 500 550 570 627 660 684 750 825 836 855 900 950 990 1,045 1,100 1,125 1,140 1,254 1,375 1,425 1,500 1,650 1,710 1,881 1,900 1,980 2,090 2,250 2,375 2,475 2,508 2,750 2,850 3,135 3,300 3,420 3,762 4,125 4,180 4,275 4,500 4,750 4,950 5,225 5,500 5,700 6,270 7,125 7,524 8,250 8,550 9,405 9,500 9,900 10,450 12,375 12,540 14,250 15,675 16,500 17,100 18,810 20,900 21,375 24,750 26,125 28,500 31,350 37,620 42,750 47,025 49,500 52,250 62,700 78,375 85,500 94,050 104,500 156,750 188,100 235,125 313,500 470,250 and 940,500, with no remainder.

Since 940,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 940,500, 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).