Q: Is 895,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 895,776 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 895,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 31 32 42 43 48 56 62 84 86 93 96 112 124 129 168 172 186 217 224 248 258 301 336 344 372 434 496 516 602 651 672 688 744 868 903 992 1,032 1,204 1,302 1,333 1,376 1,488 1,736 1,806 2,064 2,408 2,604 2,666 2,976 3,472 3,612 3,999 4,128 4,816 5,208 5,332 6,944 7,224 7,998 9,331 9,632 10,416 10,664 14,448 15,996 18,662 20,832 21,328 27,993 28,896 31,992 37,324 42,656 55,986 63,984 74,648 111,972 127,968 149,296 223,944 298,592 447,888 and 895,776, with no remainder.

Since 895,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 895,776, 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).