Q: Is 878,526 a Composite Number?

Why is 878,526 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 878,526 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 17 18 22 27 29 33 34 51 54 58 66 81 87 99 102 153 162 174 187 198 261 297 306 319 374 459 493 522 561 594 638 783 891 918 957 986 1,122 1,377 1,479 1,566 1,683 1,782 1,914 2,349 2,754 2,871 2,958 3,366 4,437 4,698 5,049 5,423 5,742 8,613 8,874 10,098 10,846 13,311 15,147 16,269 17,226 25,839 26,622 30,294 32,538 39,933 48,807 51,678 79,866 97,614 146,421 292,842 439,263 and 878,526, with no remainder.

Since 878,526 cannot be divided by just 1 and 878,526, 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).