Q: Is 844,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 844,240 is a composite number.

Why is 844,240 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 844,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 61 80 122 173 244 305 346 488 610 692 865 976 1,220 1,384 1,730 2,440 2,768 3,460 4,880 6,920 10,553 13,840 21,106 42,212 52,765 84,424 105,530 168,848 211,060 422,120 and 844,240, with no remainder.

Since 844,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 844,240, 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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