Q: Is 887,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 887,436 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 887,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 81 83 99 108 132 162 166 198 243 249 297 324 332 396 486 498 594 747 891 913 972 996 1,188 1,494 1,782 1,826 2,241 2,673 2,739 2,988 3,564 3,652 4,482 5,346 5,478 6,723 8,217 8,964 10,692 10,956 13,446 16,434 20,169 24,651 26,892 32,868 40,338 49,302 73,953 80,676 98,604 147,906 221,859 295,812 443,718 and 887,436, with no remainder.

Since 887,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,436, 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).