Q: Is 883,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 883,960 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 883,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 40 41 44 49 55 56 70 77 82 88 98 110 140 154 164 196 205 220 245 280 287 308 328 385 392 410 440 451 490 539 574 616 770 820 902 980 1,078 1,148 1,435 1,540 1,640 1,804 1,960 2,009 2,156 2,255 2,296 2,695 2,870 3,080 3,157 3,608 4,018 4,312 4,510 5,390 5,740 6,314 8,036 9,020 10,045 10,780 11,480 12,628 15,785 16,072 18,040 20,090 21,560 22,099 25,256 31,570 40,180 44,198 63,140 80,360 88,396 110,495 126,280 176,792 220,990 441,980 and 883,960, with no remainder.

Since 883,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 883,960, 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).