Q: Is 896,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 896,880 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 896,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 37 40 48 60 74 80 101 111 120 148 185 202 222 240 296 303 370 404 444 505 555 592 606 740 808 888 1,010 1,110 1,212 1,480 1,515 1,616 1,776 2,020 2,220 2,424 2,960 3,030 3,737 4,040 4,440 4,848 6,060 7,474 8,080 8,880 11,211 12,120 14,948 18,685 22,422 24,240 29,896 37,370 44,844 56,055 59,792 74,740 89,688 112,110 149,480 179,376 224,220 298,960 448,440 and 896,880, with no remainder.

Since 896,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 896,880, 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).