Q: Is 890,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 890,560 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 890,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 23 32 40 44 46 55 64 80 88 92 110 115 121 160 176 184 220 230 242 253 320 352 368 440 460 484 506 605 704 736 880 920 968 1,012 1,210 1,265 1,472 1,760 1,840 1,936 2,024 2,420 2,530 2,783 3,520 3,680 3,872 4,048 4,840 5,060 5,566 7,360 7,744 8,096 9,680 10,120 11,132 13,915 16,192 19,360 20,240 22,264 27,830 38,720 40,480 44,528 55,660 80,960 89,056 111,320 178,112 222,640 445,280 and 890,560, with no remainder.

Since 890,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 890,560, 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).