Q: Is 848,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 848,880 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 848,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 108 120 131 135 144 162 180 216 240 262 270 324 360 393 405 432 524 540 648 655 720 786 810 1,048 1,080 1,179 1,296 1,310 1,572 1,620 1,965 2,096 2,160 2,358 2,620 3,144 3,240 3,537 3,930 4,716 5,240 5,895 6,288 6,480 7,074 7,860 9,432 10,480 10,611 11,790 14,148 15,720 17,685 18,864 21,222 23,580 28,296 31,440 35,370 42,444 47,160 53,055 56,592 70,740 84,888 94,320 106,110 141,480 169,776 212,220 282,960 424,440 and 848,880, with no remainder.

Since 848,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 848,880, 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).