Q: Is 878,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 878,700 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 878,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 101 116 145 150 174 202 290 300 303 348 404 435 505 580 606 725 870 1,010 1,212 1,450 1,515 1,740 2,020 2,175 2,525 2,900 2,929 3,030 4,350 5,050 5,858 6,060 7,575 8,700 8,787 10,100 11,716 14,645 15,150 17,574 29,290 30,300 35,148 43,935 58,580 73,225 87,870 146,450 175,740 219,675 292,900 439,350 and 878,700, with no remainder.

Since 878,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 878,700, 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).