Q: Is 953,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 953,700 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 953,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 25 30 33 34 44 50 51 55 60 66 68 75 85 100 102 110 132 150 165 170 187 204 220 255 275 289 300 330 340 374 425 510 550 561 578 660 748 825 850 867 935 1,020 1,100 1,122 1,156 1,275 1,445 1,650 1,700 1,734 1,870 2,244 2,550 2,805 2,890 3,179 3,300 3,468 3,740 4,335 4,675 5,100 5,610 5,780 6,358 7,225 8,670 9,350 9,537 11,220 12,716 14,025 14,450 15,895 17,340 18,700 19,074 21,675 28,050 28,900 31,790 38,148 43,350 47,685 56,100 63,580 79,475 86,700 95,370 158,950 190,740 238,425 317,900 476,850 and 953,700, with no remainder.

Since 953,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 953,700, 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).