Q: Is 885,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 885,840 is a composite number.

Why is 885,840 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 885,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 3,691 7,382 11,073 14,764 18,455 22,146 29,528 36,910 44,292 55,365 59,056 73,820 88,584 110,730 147,640 177,168 221,460 295,280 442,920 and 885,840, with no remainder.

Since 885,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 885,840, 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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