Q: Is 883,890 a Composite Number?

Why is 883,890 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 883,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 23 30 35 42 45 46 61 63 69 70 90 105 115 122 126 138 161 183 207 210 230 305 315 322 345 366 414 427 483 549 610 630 690 805 854 915 966 1,035 1,098 1,281 1,403 1,449 1,610 1,830 2,070 2,135 2,415 2,562 2,745 2,806 2,898 3,843 4,209 4,270 4,830 5,490 6,405 7,015 7,245 7,686 8,418 9,821 12,627 12,810 14,030 14,490 19,215 19,642 21,045 25,254 29,463 38,430 42,090 49,105 58,926 63,135 88,389 98,210 126,270 147,315 176,778 294,630 441,945 and 883,890, with no remainder.

Since 883,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 883,890, 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).