Q: Is 88,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 88,920 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 88,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 19 20 24 26 30 36 38 39 40 45 52 57 60 65 72 76 78 90 95 104 114 117 120 130 152 156 171 180 190 195 228 234 247 260 285 312 342 360 380 390 456 468 494 520 570 585 684 741 760 780 855 936 988 1,140 1,170 1,235 1,368 1,482 1,560 1,710 1,976 2,223 2,280 2,340 2,470 2,964 3,420 3,705 4,446 4,680 4,940 5,928 6,840 7,410 8,892 9,880 11,115 14,820 17,784 22,230 29,640 44,460 and 88,920, with no remainder.

Since 88,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,920, 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).