Q: Is 941,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 941,700 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 941,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 43 50 60 73 75 86 100 129 146 150 172 215 219 258 292 300 365 430 438 516 645 730 860 876 1,075 1,095 1,290 1,460 1,825 2,150 2,190 2,580 3,139 3,225 3,650 4,300 4,380 5,475 6,278 6,450 7,300 9,417 10,950 12,556 12,900 15,695 18,834 21,900 31,390 37,668 47,085 62,780 78,475 94,170 156,950 188,340 235,425 313,900 470,850 and 941,700, with no remainder.

Since 941,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 941,700, 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).