Q: Is 2,845,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,845,872 is a composite number.

Why is 2,845,872 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 2,845,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 19,763 39,526 59,289 79,052 118,578 158,104 177,867 237,156 316,208 355,734 474,312 711,468 948,624 1,422,936 and 2,845,872, with no remainder.

Since 2,845,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,845,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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