Q: Is 882,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 882,700 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 882,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 50 52 65 70 91 97 100 130 140 175 182 194 260 325 350 364 388 455 485 650 679 700 910 970 1,261 1,300 1,358 1,820 1,940 2,275 2,425 2,522 2,716 3,395 4,550 4,850 5,044 6,305 6,790 8,827 9,100 9,700 12,610 13,580 16,975 17,654 25,220 31,525 33,950 35,308 44,135 63,050 67,900 88,270 126,100 176,540 220,675 441,350 and 882,700, with no remainder.

Since 882,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 882,700, 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).