Q: Is 850,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 850,740 is a composite number.

Why is 850,740 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 850,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 220 330 660 1,289 2,578 3,867 5,156 6,445 7,734 12,890 14,179 15,468 19,335 25,780 28,358 38,670 42,537 56,716 70,895 77,340 85,074 141,790 170,148 212,685 283,580 425,370 and 850,740, with no remainder.

Since 850,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,740, 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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