Q: Is 891,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 891,480 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 891,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 19 20 23 24 30 34 38 40 46 51 57 60 68 69 76 85 92 95 102 114 115 120 136 138 152 170 184 190 204 228 230 255 276 285 323 340 345 380 391 408 437 456 460 510 552 570 646 680 690 760 782 874 920 969 1,020 1,140 1,173 1,292 1,311 1,380 1,564 1,615 1,748 1,938 1,955 2,040 2,185 2,280 2,346 2,584 2,622 2,760 3,128 3,230 3,496 3,876 3,910 4,370 4,692 4,845 5,244 5,865 6,460 6,555 7,429 7,752 7,820 8,740 9,384 9,690 10,488 11,730 12,920 13,110 14,858 15,640 17,480 19,380 22,287 23,460 26,220 29,716 37,145 38,760 44,574 46,920 52,440 59,432 74,290 89,148 111,435 148,580 178,296 222,870 297,160 445,740 and 891,480, with no remainder.

Since 891,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 891,480, 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).