Q: Is 882,504 a Composite Number?

Why is 882,504 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 882,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 42 51 56 63 68 72 84 102 103 119 126 136 153 168 204 206 238 252 306 309 357 408 412 476 504 612 618 714 721 824 927 952 1,071 1,224 1,236 1,428 1,442 1,751 1,854 2,142 2,163 2,472 2,856 2,884 3,502 3,708 4,284 4,326 5,253 5,768 6,489 7,004 7,416 8,568 8,652 10,506 12,257 12,978 14,008 15,759 17,304 21,012 24,514 25,956 31,518 36,771 42,024 49,028 51,912 63,036 73,542 98,056 110,313 126,072 147,084 220,626 294,168 441,252 and 882,504, with no remainder.

Since 882,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 882,504, 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).