Q: Is 890,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 890,960 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 890,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 37 40 43 56 70 74 80 86 112 140 148 172 185 215 259 280 296 301 344 370 430 518 560 592 602 688 740 860 1,036 1,204 1,295 1,480 1,505 1,591 1,720 2,072 2,408 2,590 2,960 3,010 3,182 3,440 4,144 4,816 5,180 6,020 6,364 7,955 10,360 11,137 12,040 12,728 15,910 20,720 22,274 24,080 25,456 31,820 44,548 55,685 63,640 89,096 111,370 127,280 178,192 222,740 445,480 and 890,960, with no remainder.

Since 890,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 890,960, 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).