Q: Is 889,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 889,980 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 889,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 30 35 39 42 52 60 65 70 78 84 91 105 130 140 156 163 182 195 210 260 273 326 364 390 420 455 489 546 652 780 815 910 978 1,092 1,141 1,365 1,630 1,820 1,956 2,119 2,282 2,445 2,730 3,260 3,423 4,238 4,564 4,890 5,460 5,705 6,357 6,846 8,476 9,780 10,595 11,410 12,714 13,692 14,833 17,115 21,190 22,820 25,428 29,666 31,785 34,230 42,380 44,499 59,332 63,570 68,460 74,165 88,998 127,140 148,330 177,996 222,495 296,660 444,990 and 889,980, with no remainder.

Since 889,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 889,980, 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).