Q: Is 896,070 a Composite Number?

Why is 896,070 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 896,070 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 30 34 35 42 51 70 85 102 105 119 170 210 238 251 255 357 502 510 595 714 753 1,190 1,255 1,506 1,757 1,785 2,510 3,514 3,570 3,765 4,267 5,271 7,530 8,534 8,785 10,542 12,801 17,570 21,335 25,602 26,355 29,869 42,670 52,710 59,738 64,005 89,607 128,010 149,345 179,214 298,690 448,035 and 896,070, with no remainder.

Since 896,070 cannot be divided by just 1 and 896,070, 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).