Q: Is 534,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 534,872 is a composite number.

Why is 534,872 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 534,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 37 52 74 104 139 148 278 296 481 556 962 1,112 1,807 1,924 3,614 3,848 5,143 7,228 10,286 14,456 20,572 41,144 66,859 133,718 267,436 and 534,872, with no remainder.

Since 534,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 534,872, 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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