Q: Is 888,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 888,000 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 888,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 37 40 48 50 60 64 74 75 80 96 100 111 120 125 148 150 160 185 192 200 222 240 250 296 300 320 370 375 400 444 480 500 555 592 600 740 750 800 888 925 960 1,000 1,110 1,184 1,200 1,480 1,500 1,600 1,776 1,850 2,000 2,220 2,368 2,400 2,775 2,960 3,000 3,552 3,700 4,000 4,440 4,625 4,800 5,550 5,920 6,000 7,104 7,400 8,000 8,880 9,250 11,100 11,840 12,000 13,875 14,800 17,760 18,500 22,200 24,000 27,750 29,600 35,520 37,000 44,400 55,500 59,200 74,000 88,800 111,000 148,000 177,600 222,000 296,000 444,000 and 888,000, with no remainder.

Since 888,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 888,000, 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).