Q: Is 887,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 887,400 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 887,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 25 29 30 34 36 40 45 50 51 58 60 68 72 75 85 87 90 100 102 116 120 136 145 150 153 170 174 180 200 204 225 232 255 261 290 300 306 340 348 360 408 425 435 450 493 510 522 580 600 612 680 696 725 765 850 870 900 986 1,020 1,044 1,160 1,224 1,275 1,305 1,450 1,479 1,530 1,700 1,740 1,800 1,972 2,040 2,088 2,175 2,465 2,550 2,610 2,900 2,958 3,060 3,400 3,480 3,825 3,944 4,350 4,437 4,930 5,100 5,220 5,800 5,916 6,120 6,525 7,395 7,650 8,700 8,874 9,860 10,200 10,440 11,832 12,325 13,050 14,790 15,300 17,400 17,748 19,720 22,185 24,650 26,100 29,580 30,600 35,496 36,975 44,370 49,300 52,200 59,160 73,950 88,740 98,600 110,925 147,900 177,480 221,850 295,800 443,700 and 887,400, with no remainder.

Since 887,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,400, 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).