Q: Is 877,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 877,920 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 877,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 31 32 40 48 59 60 62 80 93 96 118 120 124 155 160 177 186 236 240 248 295 310 354 372 465 472 480 496 590 620 708 744 885 930 944 992 1,180 1,240 1,416 1,488 1,770 1,829 1,860 1,888 2,360 2,480 2,832 2,976 3,540 3,658 3,720 4,720 4,960 5,487 5,664 7,080 7,316 7,440 9,145 9,440 10,974 14,160 14,632 14,880 18,290 21,948 27,435 28,320 29,264 36,580 43,896 54,870 58,528 73,160 87,792 109,740 146,320 175,584 219,480 292,640 438,960 and 877,920, with no remainder.

Since 877,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 877,920, 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).