Q: Is 888,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 888,160 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 888,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 26 28 32 35 40 52 56 61 65 70 80 91 104 112 122 130 140 160 182 208 224 244 260 280 305 364 416 427 455 488 520 560 610 728 793 854 910 976 1,040 1,120 1,220 1,456 1,586 1,708 1,820 1,952 2,080 2,135 2,440 2,912 3,172 3,416 3,640 3,965 4,270 4,880 5,551 6,344 6,832 7,280 7,930 8,540 9,760 11,102 12,688 13,664 14,560 15,860 17,080 22,204 25,376 27,755 31,720 34,160 44,408 55,510 63,440 68,320 88,816 111,020 126,880 177,632 222,040 444,080 and 888,160, with no remainder.

Since 888,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 888,160, 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).