Q: Is 888,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 888,552 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 888,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 41 42 43 56 63 72 82 84 86 123 126 129 164 168 172 246 252 258 287 301 328 344 369 387 492 504 516 574 602 738 774 861 903 984 1,032 1,148 1,204 1,476 1,548 1,722 1,763 1,806 2,296 2,408 2,583 2,709 2,952 3,096 3,444 3,526 3,612 5,166 5,289 5,418 6,888 7,052 7,224 10,332 10,578 10,836 12,341 14,104 15,867 20,664 21,156 21,672 24,682 31,734 37,023 42,312 49,364 63,468 74,046 98,728 111,069 126,936 148,092 222,138 296,184 444,276 and 888,552, with no remainder.

Since 888,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 888,552, 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).