Q: Is 888,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 888,300 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 888,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 47 50 54 60 63 70 75 84 90 94 100 105 108 126 135 140 141 150 175 180 188 189 210 225 235 252 270 282 300 315 329 350 378 420 423 450 470 525 540 564 630 658 675 700 705 756 846 900 940 945 987 1,050 1,175 1,260 1,269 1,316 1,350 1,410 1,575 1,645 1,692 1,890 1,974 2,100 2,115 2,350 2,538 2,700 2,820 2,961 3,150 3,290 3,525 3,780 3,948 4,230 4,700 4,725 4,935 5,076 5,922 6,300 6,345 6,580 7,050 8,225 8,460 8,883 9,450 9,870 10,575 11,844 12,690 14,100 14,805 16,450 17,766 18,900 19,740 21,150 24,675 25,380 29,610 31,725 32,900 35,532 42,300 44,415 49,350 59,220 63,450 74,025 88,830 98,700 126,900 148,050 177,660 222,075 296,100 444,150 and 888,300, with no remainder.

Since 888,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 888,300, 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).