Q: Is 969,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 969,300 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 969,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 359 450 540 675 718 900 1,077 1,350 1,436 1,795 2,154 2,700 3,231 3,590 4,308 5,385 6,462 7,180 8,975 9,693 10,770 12,924 16,155 17,950 19,386 21,540 26,925 32,310 35,900 38,772 48,465 53,850 64,620 80,775 96,930 107,700 161,550 193,860 242,325 323,100 484,650 and 969,300, with no remainder.

Since 969,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 969,300, 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).