Q: Is 946,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 946,000 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 946,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 43 44 50 55 80 86 88 100 110 125 172 176 200 215 220 250 275 344 400 430 440 473 500 550 688 860 880 946 1,000 1,075 1,100 1,375 1,720 1,892 2,000 2,150 2,200 2,365 2,750 3,440 3,784 4,300 4,400 4,730 5,375 5,500 7,568 8,600 9,460 10,750 11,000 11,825 17,200 18,920 21,500 22,000 23,650 37,840 43,000 47,300 59,125 86,000 94,600 118,250 189,200 236,500 473,000 and 946,000, with no remainder.

Since 946,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 946,000, 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).