Q: Is 547,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 547,872 is a composite number.

Why is 547,872 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 547,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 78 96 104 156 208 312 416 439 624 878 1,248 1,317 1,756 2,634 3,512 5,268 5,707 7,024 10,536 11,414 14,048 17,121 21,072 22,828 34,242 42,144 45,656 68,484 91,312 136,968 182,624 273,936 and 547,872, with no remainder.

Since 547,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 547,872, 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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