Q: Is 896,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 896,800 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 896,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 32 38 40 50 59 76 80 95 100 118 152 160 190 200 236 295 304 380 400 472 475 590 608 760 800 944 950 1,121 1,180 1,475 1,520 1,888 1,900 2,242 2,360 2,950 3,040 3,800 4,484 4,720 5,605 5,900 7,600 8,968 9,440 11,210 11,800 15,200 17,936 22,420 23,600 28,025 35,872 44,840 47,200 56,050 89,680 112,100 179,360 224,200 448,400 and 896,800, with no remainder.

Since 896,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 896,800, 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).