Q: Is 994,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 994,950 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 994,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 27 30 33 45 50 54 55 66 67 75 90 99 110 134 135 150 165 198 201 225 270 275 297 330 335 402 450 495 550 594 603 670 675 737 825 990 1,005 1,206 1,350 1,474 1,485 1,650 1,675 1,809 2,010 2,211 2,475 2,970 3,015 3,350 3,618 3,685 4,422 4,950 5,025 6,030 6,633 7,370 7,425 9,045 10,050 11,055 13,266 14,850 15,075 18,090 18,425 19,899 22,110 30,150 33,165 36,850 39,798 45,225 55,275 66,330 90,450 99,495 110,550 165,825 198,990 331,650 497,475 and 994,950, with no remainder.

Since 994,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 994,950, 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).