Q: Is 789,012 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 789,012 is a composite number.

Why is 789,012 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 789,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 31 36 42 62 63 84 93 101 124 126 186 202 217 252 279 303 372 404 434 558 606 651 707 868 909 1,116 1,212 1,302 1,414 1,818 1,953 2,121 2,604 2,828 3,131 3,636 3,906 4,242 6,262 6,363 7,812 8,484 9,393 12,524 12,726 18,786 21,917 25,452 28,179 37,572 43,834 56,358 65,751 87,668 112,716 131,502 197,253 263,004 394,506 and 789,012, with no remainder.

Since 789,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 789,012, 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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