Q: Is 885,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 885,900 is a composite number.

Why is 885,900 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 885,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 300 2,953 5,906 8,859 11,812 14,765 17,718 29,530 35,436 44,295 59,060 73,825 88,590 147,650 177,180 221,475 295,300 442,950 and 885,900, with no remainder.

Since 885,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 885,900, 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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