Q: Is 887,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 887,040 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 887,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 24 28 30 32 33 35 36 40 42 44 45 48 55 56 60 63 64 66 70 72 77 80 84 88 90 96 99 105 110 112 120 126 128 132 140 144 154 160 165 168 176 180 192 198 210 220 224 231 240 252 256 264 280 288 308 315 320 330 336 352 360 384 385 396 420 440 448 462 480 495 504 528 560 576 616 630 640 660 672 693 704 720 768 770 792 840 880 896 924 960 990 1,008 1,056 1,120 1,152 1,155 1,232 1,260 1,280 1,320 1,344 1,386 1,408 1,440 1,540 1,584 1,680 1,760 1,792 1,848 1,920 1,980 2,016 2,112 2,240 2,304 2,310 2,464 2,520 2,640 2,688 2,772 2,816 2,880 3,080 3,168 3,360 3,465 3,520 3,696 3,840 3,960 4,032 4,224 4,480 4,620 4,928 5,040 5,280 5,376 5,544 5,760 6,160 6,336 6,720 6,930 7,040 7,392 7,920 8,064 8,448 8,960 9,240 9,856 10,080 10,560 11,088 11,520 12,320 12,672 13,440 13,860 14,080 14,784 15,840 16,128 18,480 19,712 20,160 21,120 22,176 24,640 25,344 26,880 27,720 29,568 31,680 36,960 40,320 42,240 44,352 49,280 55,440 59,136 63,360 73,920 80,640 88,704 98,560 110,880 126,720 147,840 177,408 221,760 295,680 443,520 and 887,040, with no remainder.

Since 887,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,040, 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).