Q: Is 882,816 a Composite Number?

Why is 882,816 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 882,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 19 22 24 32 33 38 44 48 57 64 66 76 88 96 114 121 128 132 152 176 192 209 228 242 264 304 352 363 384 418 456 484 528 608 627 704 726 836 912 968 1,056 1,216 1,254 1,408 1,452 1,672 1,824 1,936 2,112 2,299 2,432 2,508 2,904 3,344 3,648 3,872 4,224 4,598 5,016 5,808 6,688 6,897 7,296 7,744 9,196 10,032 11,616 13,376 13,794 15,488 18,392 20,064 23,232 26,752 27,588 36,784 40,128 46,464 55,176 73,568 80,256 110,352 147,136 220,704 294,272 441,408 and 882,816, with no remainder.

Since 882,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 882,816, 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).