Q: Is 700,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 700,872 is a composite number.

Why is 700,872 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 700,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 29 38 53 57 58 76 87 106 114 116 152 159 174 212 228 232 318 348 424 456 551 636 696 1,007 1,102 1,272 1,537 1,653 2,014 2,204 3,021 3,074 3,306 4,028 4,408 4,611 6,042 6,148 6,612 8,056 9,222 12,084 12,296 13,224 18,444 24,168 29,203 36,888 58,406 87,609 116,812 175,218 233,624 350,436 and 700,872, with no remainder.

Since 700,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 700,872, 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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