Q: Is 885,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 885,960 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 885,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 30 36 40 45 46 60 69 72 90 92 107 115 120 138 180 184 207 214 230 276 321 345 360 414 428 460 535 552 642 690 828 856 920 963 1,035 1,070 1,284 1,380 1,605 1,656 1,926 2,070 2,140 2,461 2,568 2,760 3,210 3,852 4,140 4,280 4,815 4,922 6,420 7,383 7,704 8,280 9,630 9,844 12,305 12,840 14,766 19,260 19,688 22,149 24,610 29,532 36,915 38,520 44,298 49,220 59,064 73,830 88,596 98,440 110,745 147,660 177,192 221,490 295,320 442,980 and 885,960, with no remainder.

Since 885,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 885,960, 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).