Q: Is 880,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 880,600 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 880,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 37 40 50 56 68 70 74 85 100 119 136 140 148 170 175 185 200 238 259 280 296 340 350 370 425 476 518 595 629 680 700 740 850 925 952 1,036 1,190 1,258 1,295 1,400 1,480 1,700 1,850 2,072 2,380 2,516 2,590 2,975 3,145 3,400 3,700 4,403 4,760 5,032 5,180 5,950 6,290 6,475 7,400 8,806 10,360 11,900 12,580 12,950 15,725 17,612 22,015 23,800 25,160 25,900 31,450 35,224 44,030 51,800 62,900 88,060 110,075 125,800 176,120 220,150 440,300 and 880,600, with no remainder.

Since 880,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 880,600, 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).