Q: Is 889,644 a Composite Number?

Why is 889,644 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 889,644 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 42 49 51 68 84 89 98 102 119 147 178 196 204 238 267 294 356 357 476 534 588 623 714 833 1,068 1,246 1,428 1,513 1,666 1,869 2,492 2,499 3,026 3,332 3,738 4,361 4,539 4,998 6,052 7,476 8,722 9,078 9,996 10,591 13,083 17,444 18,156 21,182 26,166 31,773 42,364 52,332 63,546 74,137 127,092 148,274 222,411 296,548 444,822 and 889,644, with no remainder.

Since 889,644 cannot be divided by just 1 and 889,644, 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).