Q: Is 847,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 847,240 is a composite number.

Why is 847,240 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 847,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 59 118 236 295 359 472 590 718 1,180 1,436 1,795 2,360 2,872 3,590 7,180 14,360 21,181 42,362 84,724 105,905 169,448 211,810 423,620 and 847,240, with no remainder.

Since 847,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 847,240, 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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