Q: Is 840,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 840,956 is a composite number.

Why is 840,956 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 840,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 83 149 166 298 332 596 1,411 2,533 2,822 5,066 5,644 10,132 12,367 24,734 49,468 210,239 420,478 and 840,956, with no remainder.

Since 840,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 840,956, 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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