Q: Is 884,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 884,800 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 884,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 79 80 100 112 140 158 160 175 200 224 280 316 320 350 395 400 448 553 560 632 700 790 800 1,106 1,120 1,264 1,400 1,580 1,600 1,975 2,212 2,240 2,528 2,765 2,800 3,160 3,950 4,424 5,056 5,530 5,600 6,320 7,900 8,848 11,060 11,200 12,640 13,825 15,800 17,696 22,120 25,280 27,650 31,600 35,392 44,240 55,300 63,200 88,480 110,600 126,400 176,960 221,200 442,400 and 884,800, with no remainder.

Since 884,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 884,800, 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).