Q: Is 953,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 953,400 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 953,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 100 105 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 227 280 300 350 420 454 525 600 681 700 840 908 1,050 1,135 1,362 1,400 1,589 1,816 2,100 2,270 2,724 3,178 3,405 4,200 4,540 4,767 5,448 5,675 6,356 6,810 7,945 9,080 9,534 11,350 12,712 13,620 15,890 17,025 19,068 22,700 23,835 27,240 31,780 34,050 38,136 39,725 45,400 47,670 63,560 68,100 79,450 95,340 119,175 136,200 158,900 190,680 238,350 317,800 476,700 and 953,400, with no remainder.

Since 953,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 953,400, 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).