Q: Is 887,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 887,220 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 887,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 31 36 45 53 54 60 62 90 93 106 108 124 135 155 159 180 186 212 265 270 279 310 318 372 465 477 530 540 558 620 636 795 837 930 954 1,060 1,116 1,395 1,431 1,590 1,643 1,674 1,860 1,908 2,385 2,790 2,862 3,180 3,286 3,348 4,185 4,770 4,929 5,580 5,724 6,572 7,155 8,215 8,370 9,540 9,858 14,310 14,787 16,430 16,740 19,716 24,645 28,620 29,574 32,860 44,361 49,290 59,148 73,935 88,722 98,580 147,870 177,444 221,805 295,740 443,610 and 887,220, with no remainder.

Since 887,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,220, 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).