Q: Is 850,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 850,040 is a composite number.

Why is 850,040 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 850,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 79 158 269 316 395 538 632 790 1,076 1,345 1,580 2,152 2,690 3,160 5,380 10,760 21,251 42,502 85,004 106,255 170,008 212,510 425,020 and 850,040, with no remainder.

Since 850,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,040, 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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