Q: Is 895,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 895,440 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 895,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 41 42 48 52 56 60 65 70 78 80 82 84 91 104 105 112 120 123 130 140 156 164 168 182 195 205 208 210 240 246 260 273 280 287 312 328 336 364 390 410 420 455 492 520 533 546 560 574 615 624 656 728 780 820 840 861 910 984 1,040 1,066 1,092 1,148 1,230 1,365 1,435 1,456 1,560 1,599 1,640 1,680 1,722 1,820 1,968 2,132 2,184 2,296 2,460 2,665 2,730 2,870 3,120 3,198 3,280 3,444 3,640 3,731 4,264 4,305 4,368 4,592 4,920 5,330 5,460 5,740 6,396 6,888 7,280 7,462 7,995 8,528 8,610 9,840 10,660 10,920 11,193 11,480 12,792 13,776 14,924 15,990 17,220 18,655 21,320 21,840 22,386 22,960 25,584 29,848 31,980 34,440 37,310 42,640 44,772 55,965 59,696 63,960 68,880 74,620 89,544 111,930 127,920 149,240 179,088 223,860 298,480 447,720 and 895,440, with no remainder.

Since 895,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 895,440, 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).