Q: Is 888,174 a Composite Number?

Why is 888,174 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 888,174 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 38 42 49 53 57 63 98 106 114 126 133 147 159 171 266 294 318 342 371 399 441 477 742 798 882 931 954 1,007 1,113 1,197 1,862 2,014 2,226 2,394 2,597 2,793 3,021 3,339 5,194 5,586 6,042 6,678 7,049 7,791 8,379 9,063 14,098 15,582 16,758 18,126 21,147 23,373 42,294 46,746 49,343 63,441 98,686 126,882 148,029 296,058 444,087 and 888,174, with no remainder.

Since 888,174 cannot be divided by just 1 and 888,174, 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).