Q: Is 889,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 889,020 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 889,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 330 396 449 495 660 898 990 1,347 1,796 1,980 2,245 2,694 4,041 4,490 4,939 5,388 6,735 8,082 8,980 9,878 13,470 14,817 16,164 19,756 20,205 24,695 26,940 29,634 40,410 44,451 49,390 59,268 74,085 80,820 88,902 98,780 148,170 177,804 222,255 296,340 444,510 and 889,020, with no remainder.

Since 889,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 889,020, 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).