Q: Is 889,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 889,680 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 889,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 337 440 528 660 674 880 1,011 1,320 1,348 1,685 2,022 2,640 2,696 3,370 3,707 4,044 5,055 5,392 6,740 7,414 8,088 10,110 11,121 13,480 14,828 16,176 18,535 20,220 22,242 26,960 29,656 37,070 40,440 44,484 55,605 59,312 74,140 80,880 88,968 111,210 148,280 177,936 222,420 296,560 444,840 and 889,680, with no remainder.

Since 889,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 889,680, 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).