Q: Is 954,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 954,000 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 954,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 53 60 72 75 80 90 100 106 120 125 144 150 159 180 200 212 225 240 250 265 300 318 360 375 400 424 450 477 500 530 600 636 720 750 795 848 900 954 1,000 1,060 1,125 1,200 1,272 1,325 1,500 1,590 1,800 1,908 2,000 2,120 2,250 2,385 2,544 2,650 3,000 3,180 3,600 3,816 3,975 4,240 4,500 4,770 5,300 6,000 6,360 6,625 7,632 7,950 9,000 9,540 10,600 11,925 12,720 13,250 15,900 18,000 19,080 19,875 21,200 23,850 26,500 31,800 38,160 39,750 47,700 53,000 59,625 63,600 79,500 95,400 106,000 119,250 159,000 190,800 238,500 318,000 477,000 and 954,000, with no remainder.

Since 954,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 954,000, 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).