Q: Is 872,088 a Composite Number?

Why is 872,088 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 872,088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 29 42 56 58 84 87 116 168 174 179 203 232 348 358 406 537 609 696 716 812 1,074 1,218 1,253 1,432 1,624 2,148 2,436 2,506 3,759 4,296 4,872 5,012 5,191 7,518 10,024 10,382 15,036 15,573 20,764 30,072 31,146 36,337 41,528 62,292 72,674 109,011 124,584 145,348 218,022 290,696 436,044 and 872,088, with no remainder.

Since 872,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,088, 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).