Q: Is 889,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 889,700 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 889,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 31 35 41 50 62 70 82 100 124 140 155 164 175 205 217 287 310 350 410 434 574 620 700 775 820 868 1,025 1,085 1,148 1,271 1,435 1,550 2,050 2,170 2,542 2,870 3,100 4,100 4,340 5,084 5,425 5,740 6,355 7,175 8,897 10,850 12,710 14,350 17,794 21,700 25,420 28,700 31,775 35,588 44,485 63,550 88,970 127,100 177,940 222,425 444,850 and 889,700, with no remainder.

Since 889,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 889,700, 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).