Q: Is 915,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 915,750 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 915,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 30 33 37 45 50 55 66 74 75 90 99 110 111 125 150 165 185 198 222 225 250 275 330 333 370 375 407 450 495 550 555 666 750 814 825 925 990 1,110 1,125 1,221 1,375 1,650 1,665 1,850 2,035 2,250 2,442 2,475 2,750 2,775 3,330 3,663 4,070 4,125 4,625 4,950 5,550 6,105 7,326 8,250 8,325 9,250 10,175 12,210 12,375 13,875 16,650 18,315 20,350 24,750 27,750 30,525 36,630 41,625 50,875 61,050 83,250 91,575 101,750 152,625 183,150 305,250 457,875 and 915,750, with no remainder.

Since 915,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 915,750, 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).