Q: Is 957,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 957,900 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 957,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 103 124 150 155 186 206 300 309 310 372 412 465 515 618 620 775 930 1,030 1,236 1,545 1,550 1,860 2,060 2,325 2,575 3,090 3,100 3,193 4,650 5,150 6,180 6,386 7,725 9,300 9,579 10,300 12,772 15,450 15,965 19,158 30,900 31,930 38,316 47,895 63,860 79,825 95,790 159,650 191,580 239,475 319,300 478,950 and 957,900, with no remainder.

Since 957,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 957,900, 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).