Q: Is 889,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 889,056 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 889,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 49 54 56 63 72 81 84 96 98 108 112 126 144 147 162 168 189 196 216 224 252 288 294 324 336 343 378 392 432 441 504 567 588 648 672 686 756 784 864 882 1,008 1,029 1,134 1,176 1,296 1,323 1,372 1,512 1,568 1,764 2,016 2,058 2,268 2,352 2,592 2,646 2,744 3,024 3,087 3,528 3,969 4,116 4,536 4,704 5,292 5,488 6,048 6,174 7,056 7,938 8,232 9,072 9,261 10,584 10,976 12,348 14,112 15,876 16,464 18,144 18,522 21,168 24,696 27,783 31,752 32,928 37,044 42,336 49,392 55,566 63,504 74,088 98,784 111,132 127,008 148,176 222,264 296,352 444,528 and 889,056, with no remainder.

Since 889,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 889,056, 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).