Q: Is 887,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 887,616 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 887,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 32 36 46 48 64 67 69 72 92 96 134 138 144 184 192 201 207 268 276 288 368 402 414 536 552 576 603 736 804 828 1,072 1,104 1,206 1,472 1,541 1,608 1,656 2,144 2,208 2,412 3,082 3,216 3,312 4,288 4,416 4,623 4,824 6,164 6,432 6,624 9,246 9,648 12,328 12,864 13,248 13,869 18,492 19,296 24,656 27,738 36,984 38,592 49,312 55,476 73,968 98,624 110,952 147,936 221,904 295,872 443,808 and 887,616, with no remainder.

Since 887,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,616, 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).