Q: Is 404,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 404,872 is a composite number.

Why is 404,872 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 404,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 17 26 34 52 68 104 136 221 229 442 458 884 916 1,768 1,832 2,977 3,893 5,954 7,786 11,908 15,572 23,816 31,144 50,609 101,218 202,436 and 404,872, with no remainder.

Since 404,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 404,872, 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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