Q: Is 846,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 846,072 is a composite number.

Why is 846,072 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 846,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 3,917 7,834 11,751 15,668 23,502 31,336 35,253 47,004 70,506 94,008 105,759 141,012 211,518 282,024 423,036 and 846,072, with no remainder.

Since 846,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 846,072, 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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