Q: Is 817,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 817,420 is a composite number.

Why is 817,420 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 817,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 460 1,777 3,554 7,108 8,885 17,770 35,540 40,871 81,742 163,484 204,355 408,710 and 817,420, with no remainder.

Since 817,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 817,420, 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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