Q: Is 882,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 882,960 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 882,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 283 312 390 520 566 624 780 849 1,040 1,132 1,415 1,560 1,698 2,264 2,830 3,120 3,396 3,679 4,245 4,528 5,660 6,792 7,358 8,490 11,037 11,320 13,584 14,716 16,980 18,395 22,074 22,640 29,432 33,960 36,790 44,148 55,185 58,864 67,920 73,580 88,296 110,370 147,160 176,592 220,740 294,320 441,480 and 882,960, with no remainder.

Since 882,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 882,960, 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).