Q: Is 877,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 877,800 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 877,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 19 20 21 22 24 25 28 30 33 35 38 40 42 44 50 55 56 57 60 66 70 75 76 77 84 88 95 100 105 110 114 120 132 133 140 150 152 154 165 168 175 190 200 209 210 220 228 231 264 266 275 280 285 300 308 330 350 380 385 399 418 420 440 456 462 475 525 532 550 570 600 616 627 660 665 700 760 770 798 825 836 840 924 950 1,045 1,050 1,064 1,100 1,140 1,155 1,254 1,320 1,330 1,400 1,425 1,463 1,540 1,596 1,650 1,672 1,848 1,900 1,925 1,995 2,090 2,100 2,200 2,280 2,310 2,508 2,660 2,850 2,926 3,080 3,135 3,192 3,300 3,325 3,800 3,850 3,990 4,180 4,200 4,389 4,620 5,016 5,225 5,320 5,700 5,775 5,852 6,270 6,600 6,650 7,315 7,700 7,980 8,360 8,778 9,240 9,975 10,450 11,400 11,550 11,704 12,540 13,300 14,630 15,400 15,675 15,960 17,556 19,950 20,900 21,945 23,100 25,080 26,600 29,260 31,350 35,112 36,575 39,900 41,800 43,890 46,200 58,520 62,700 73,150 79,800 87,780 109,725 125,400 146,300 175,560 219,450 292,600 438,900 and 877,800, with no remainder.

Since 877,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 877,800, 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).