Q: Is 879,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 879,900 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 879,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 419 420 525 700 838 1,050 1,257 1,676 2,095 2,100 2,514 2,933 4,190 5,028 5,866 6,285 8,380 8,799 10,475 11,732 12,570 14,665 17,598 20,950 25,140 29,330 31,425 35,196 41,900 43,995 58,660 62,850 73,325 87,990 125,700 146,650 175,980 219,975 293,300 439,950 and 879,900, with no remainder.

Since 879,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,900, 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).