Q: Is 875,568 a Composite Number?

Why is 875,568 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 875,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 29 34 37 48 51 58 68 74 87 102 111 116 136 148 174 204 222 232 272 296 348 408 444 464 493 592 629 696 816 888 986 1,073 1,258 1,392 1,479 1,776 1,887 1,972 2,146 2,516 2,958 3,219 3,774 3,944 4,292 5,032 5,916 6,438 7,548 7,888 8,584 10,064 11,832 12,876 15,096 17,168 18,241 23,664 25,752 30,192 36,482 51,504 54,723 72,964 109,446 145,928 218,892 291,856 437,784 and 875,568, with no remainder.

Since 875,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 875,568, 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).