Q: Is 880,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 880,000 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 880,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 64 80 88 100 110 125 128 160 176 200 220 250 275 320 352 400 440 500 550 625 640 704 800 880 1,000 1,100 1,250 1,375 1,408 1,600 1,760 2,000 2,200 2,500 2,750 3,200 3,520 4,000 4,400 5,000 5,500 6,875 7,040 8,000 8,800 10,000 11,000 13,750 16,000 17,600 20,000 22,000 27,500 35,200 40,000 44,000 55,000 80,000 88,000 110,000 176,000 220,000 440,000 and 880,000, with no remainder.

Since 880,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 880,000, 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).