Q: Is 789,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 789,462 is a composite number.

Why is 789,462 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 789,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 61 122 183 366 549 719 1,098 1,438 2,157 4,314 6,471 12,942 43,859 87,718 131,577 263,154 394,731 and 789,462, with no remainder.

Since 789,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 789,462, 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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