Q: Is 788,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 788,880 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 788,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 114 120 152 173 190 228 240 285 304 346 380 456 519 570 692 760 865 912 1,038 1,140 1,384 1,520 1,730 2,076 2,280 2,595 2,768 3,287 3,460 4,152 4,560 5,190 6,574 6,920 8,304 9,861 10,380 13,148 13,840 16,435 19,722 20,760 26,296 32,870 39,444 41,520 49,305 52,592 65,740 78,888 98,610 131,480 157,776 197,220 262,960 394,440 and 788,880, with no remainder.

Since 788,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 788,880, 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).