Q: Is 883,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 883,560 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 883,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 37 40 60 74 111 120 148 185 199 222 296 370 398 444 555 597 740 796 888 995 1,110 1,194 1,480 1,592 1,990 2,220 2,388 2,985 3,980 4,440 4,776 5,970 7,363 7,960 11,940 14,726 22,089 23,880 29,452 36,815 44,178 58,904 73,630 88,356 110,445 147,260 176,712 220,890 294,520 441,780 and 883,560, with no remainder.

Since 883,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 883,560, 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).