Q: Is 887,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 887,700 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 887,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 269 275 300 330 538 550 660 807 825 1,076 1,100 1,345 1,614 1,650 2,690 2,959 3,228 3,300 4,035 5,380 5,918 6,725 8,070 8,877 11,836 13,450 14,795 16,140 17,754 20,175 26,900 29,590 35,508 40,350 44,385 59,180 73,975 80,700 88,770 147,950 177,540 221,925 295,900 443,850 and 887,700, with no remainder.

Since 887,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,700, 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).