Q: Is 951,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 951,900 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 951,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 150 167 190 228 285 300 334 380 475 501 570 668 835 950 1,002 1,140 1,425 1,670 1,900 2,004 2,505 2,850 3,173 3,340 4,175 5,010 5,700 6,346 8,350 9,519 10,020 12,525 12,692 15,865 16,700 19,038 25,050 31,730 38,076 47,595 50,100 63,460 79,325 95,190 158,650 190,380 237,975 317,300 475,950 and 951,900, with no remainder.

Since 951,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 951,900, 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).