Q: Is 876,876 a Composite Number?

Why is 876,876 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 876,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 33 39 42 44 52 66 73 77 78 84 91 132 143 146 154 156 182 219 231 273 286 292 308 364 429 438 462 511 546 572 803 858 876 924 949 1,001 1,022 1,092 1,533 1,606 1,716 1,898 2,002 2,044 2,409 2,847 3,003 3,066 3,212 3,796 4,004 4,818 5,621 5,694 6,006 6,132 6,643 9,636 10,439 11,242 11,388 12,012 13,286 16,863 19,929 20,878 22,484 26,572 31,317 33,726 39,858 41,756 62,634 67,452 73,073 79,716 125,268 146,146 219,219 292,292 438,438 and 876,876, with no remainder.

Since 876,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 876,876, 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).