Q: Is 850,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 850,240 is a composite number.

Why is 850,240 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 850,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 2,657 5,314 10,628 13,285 21,256 26,570 42,512 53,140 85,024 106,280 170,048 212,560 425,120 and 850,240, with no remainder.

Since 850,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,240, 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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