Q: Is 885,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 885,500 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 885,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 23 25 28 35 44 46 50 55 70 77 92 100 110 115 125 140 154 161 175 220 230 250 253 275 308 322 350 385 460 500 506 550 575 644 700 770 805 875 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,375 1,540 1,610 1,750 1,771 1,925 2,300 2,530 2,750 2,875 3,220 3,500 3,542 3,850 4,025 5,060 5,500 5,750 6,325 7,084 7,700 8,050 8,855 9,625 11,500 12,650 16,100 17,710 19,250 20,125 25,300 31,625 35,420 38,500 40,250 44,275 63,250 80,500 88,550 126,500 177,100 221,375 442,750 and 885,500, with no remainder.

Since 885,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 885,500, 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).