Q: Is 850,704 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 850,704 is a composite number.

Why is 850,704 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 850,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 37 48 74 111 148 222 296 444 479 592 888 958 1,437 1,776 1,916 2,874 3,832 5,748 7,664 11,496 17,723 22,992 35,446 53,169 70,892 106,338 141,784 212,676 283,568 425,352 and 850,704, with no remainder.

Since 850,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,704, 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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