Q: Is 877,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 877,536 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 877,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 96 99 132 144 176 198 264 277 288 352 396 528 554 792 831 1,056 1,108 1,584 1,662 2,216 2,493 3,047 3,168 3,324 4,432 4,986 6,094 6,648 8,864 9,141 9,972 12,188 13,296 18,282 19,944 24,376 26,592 27,423 36,564 39,888 48,752 54,846 73,128 79,776 97,504 109,692 146,256 219,384 292,512 438,768 and 877,536, with no remainder.

Since 877,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 877,536, 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).