Q: Is 817,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 817,972 is a composite number.

Why is 817,972 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 817,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 23 34 46 68 92 391 523 782 1,046 1,564 2,092 8,891 12,029 17,782 24,058 35,564 48,116 204,493 408,986 and 817,972, with no remainder.

Since 817,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 817,972, 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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