Q: Is 88,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 88,740 is a composite number.

Why is 88,740 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 88,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 29 30 34 36 45 51 58 60 68 85 87 90 102 116 145 153 170 174 180 204 255 261 290 306 340 348 435 493 510 522 580 612 765 870 986 1,020 1,044 1,305 1,479 1,530 1,740 1,972 2,465 2,610 2,958 3,060 4,437 4,930 5,220 5,916 7,395 8,874 9,860 14,790 17,748 22,185 29,580 44,370 and 88,740, with no remainder.

Since 88,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,740, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 88,73888,73988,74188,742
Composite? yesyesnoyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 88,740:


Ask a Question