Q: Is 881,820 a Composite Number?

Why is 881,820 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 881,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 27 30 36 45 46 54 60 69 71 90 92 108 115 135 138 142 180 207 213 230 270 276 284 345 355 414 426 460 540 621 639 690 710 828 852 1,035 1,065 1,242 1,278 1,380 1,420 1,633 1,917 2,070 2,130 2,484 2,556 3,105 3,195 3,266 3,834 4,140 4,260 4,899 6,210 6,390 6,532 7,668 8,165 9,585 9,798 12,420 12,780 14,697 16,330 19,170 19,596 24,495 29,394 32,660 38,340 44,091 48,990 58,788 73,485 88,182 97,980 146,970 176,364 220,455 293,940 440,910 and 881,820, with no remainder.

Since 881,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 881,820, 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).