Q: Is 458,874 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 458,874 is a composite number.

Why is 458,874 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 458,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 37 39 53 74 78 106 111 117 159 222 234 318 333 477 481 666 689 954 962 1,378 1,443 1,961 2,067 2,886 3,922 4,134 4,329 5,883 6,201 8,658 11,766 12,402 17,649 25,493 35,298 50,986 76,479 152,958 229,437 and 458,874, with no remainder.

Since 458,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 458,874, 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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