Q: Is 885,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 885,800 is a composite number.

Why is 885,800 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 885,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 43 50 86 100 103 172 200 206 215 344 412 430 515 824 860 1,030 1,075 1,720 2,060 2,150 2,575 4,120 4,300 4,429 5,150 8,600 8,858 10,300 17,716 20,600 22,145 35,432 44,290 88,580 110,725 177,160 221,450 442,900 and 885,800, with no remainder.

Since 885,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 885,800, 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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