Q: Is 950,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 950,000 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 950,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 38 40 50 76 80 95 100 125 152 190 200 250 304 380 400 475 500 625 760 950 1,000 1,250 1,520 1,900 2,000 2,375 2,500 3,125 3,800 4,750 5,000 6,250 7,600 9,500 10,000 11,875 12,500 19,000 23,750 25,000 38,000 47,500 50,000 59,375 95,000 118,750 190,000 237,500 475,000 and 950,000, with no remainder.

Since 950,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 950,000, 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).