Q: Is 701,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 701,856 is a composite number.

Why is 701,856 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 701,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 2,437 4,874 7,311 9,748 14,622 19,496 21,933 29,244 38,992 43,866 58,488 77,984 87,732 116,976 175,464 233,952 350,928 and 701,856, with no remainder.

Since 701,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 701,856, 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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