Q: Is 887,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 887,520 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 887,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 43 48 60 80 86 96 120 129 160 172 215 240 258 344 430 480 516 645 688 860 1,032 1,290 1,376 1,720 1,849 2,064 2,580 3,440 3,698 4,128 5,160 5,547 6,880 7,396 9,245 10,320 11,094 14,792 18,490 20,640 22,188 27,735 29,584 36,980 44,376 55,470 59,168 73,960 88,752 110,940 147,920 177,504 221,880 295,840 443,760 and 887,520, with no remainder.

Since 887,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,520, 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).