Q: Is 885,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 885,540 is a composite number.

Why is 885,540 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 885,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 14,759 29,518 44,277 59,036 73,795 88,554 147,590 177,108 221,385 295,180 442,770 and 885,540, with no remainder.

Since 885,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 885,540, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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