Q: Is 847,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 847,840 is a composite number.

Why is 847,840 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 847,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 160 224 280 560 757 1,120 1,514 3,028 3,785 5,299 6,056 7,570 10,598 12,112 15,140 21,196 24,224 26,495 30,280 42,392 52,990 60,560 84,784 105,980 121,120 169,568 211,960 423,920 and 847,840, with no remainder.

Since 847,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 847,840, 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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