Q: Is 888,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 888,480 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 888,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 617 720 1,234 1,440 1,851 2,468 3,085 3,702 4,936 5,553 6,170 7,404 9,255 9,872 11,106 12,340 14,808 18,510 19,744 22,212 24,680 27,765 29,616 37,020 44,424 49,360 55,530 59,232 74,040 88,848 98,720 111,060 148,080 177,696 222,120 296,160 444,240 and 888,480, with no remainder.

Since 888,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 888,480, 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).