Q: Is 880,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 880,400 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 880,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 40 50 62 71 80 100 124 142 155 200 248 284 310 355 400 496 568 620 710 775 1,136 1,240 1,420 1,550 1,775 2,201 2,480 2,840 3,100 3,550 4,402 5,680 6,200 7,100 8,804 11,005 12,400 14,200 17,608 22,010 28,400 35,216 44,020 55,025 88,040 110,050 176,080 220,100 440,200 and 880,400, with no remainder.

Since 880,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 880,400, 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).