Q: Is 883,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 883,872 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 883,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 31 32 33 36 44 48 54 62 66 72 81 88 93 96 99 108 124 132 144 162 176 186 198 216 248 264 279 288 297 324 341 352 372 396 432 496 528 558 594 648 682 744 792 837 864 891 992 1,023 1,056 1,116 1,188 1,296 1,364 1,488 1,584 1,674 1,782 2,046 2,232 2,376 2,511 2,592 2,728 2,976 3,069 3,168 3,348 3,564 4,092 4,464 4,752 5,022 5,456 6,138 6,696 7,128 8,184 8,928 9,207 9,504 10,044 10,912 12,276 13,392 14,256 16,368 18,414 20,088 24,552 26,784 27,621 28,512 32,736 36,828 40,176 49,104 55,242 73,656 80,352 98,208 110,484 147,312 220,968 294,624 441,936 and 883,872, with no remainder.

Since 883,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 883,872, 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).