Q: Is 882,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 882,900 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 882,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 81 90 100 108 109 135 150 162 180 218 225 270 300 324 327 405 436 450 540 545 654 675 810 900 981 1,090 1,308 1,350 1,620 1,635 1,962 2,025 2,180 2,700 2,725 2,943 3,270 3,924 4,050 4,905 5,450 5,886 6,540 8,100 8,175 8,829 9,810 10,900 11,772 14,715 16,350 17,658 19,620 24,525 29,430 32,700 35,316 44,145 49,050 58,860 73,575 88,290 98,100 147,150 176,580 220,725 294,300 441,450 and 882,900, with no remainder.

Since 882,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 882,900, 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).