Q: Is 609,877 a Composite Number?

 A: No, 609,877 is not a composite number; it is a prime number.

Why is 609,877 not 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 609,877 can be evenly divided by 1 and 609,877, with no remainder.

Since 609,877 can be divided by just 1 and 609,877, it is not a composite number.


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