Q: Is 946,890 a Composite Number?

Why is 946,890 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 946,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 81 90 105 126 135 162 167 189 210 270 315 334 378 405 501 567 630 810 835 945 1,002 1,134 1,169 1,503 1,670 1,890 2,338 2,505 2,835 3,006 3,507 4,509 5,010 5,670 5,845 7,014 7,515 9,018 10,521 11,690 13,527 15,030 17,535 21,042 22,545 27,054 31,563 35,070 45,090 52,605 63,126 67,635 94,689 105,210 135,270 157,815 189,378 315,630 473,445 and 946,890, with no remainder.

Since 946,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 946,890, 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).