Q: Is 883,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 883,740 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 883,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 26 30 33 39 44 52 55 60 65 66 78 103 110 130 132 143 156 165 195 206 220 260 286 309 330 390 412 429 515 572 618 660 715 780 858 1,030 1,133 1,236 1,339 1,430 1,545 1,716 2,060 2,145 2,266 2,678 2,860 3,090 3,399 4,017 4,290 4,532 5,356 5,665 6,180 6,695 6,798 8,034 8,580 11,330 13,390 13,596 14,729 16,068 16,995 20,085 22,660 26,780 29,458 33,990 40,170 44,187 58,916 67,980 73,645 80,340 88,374 147,290 176,748 220,935 294,580 441,870 and 883,740, with no remainder.

Since 883,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 883,740, 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).