Q: Is 850,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 850,864 is a composite number.

Why is 850,864 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 850,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 71 107 112 142 214 284 428 497 568 749 856 994 1,136 1,498 1,712 1,988 2,996 3,976 5,992 7,597 7,952 11,984 15,194 30,388 53,179 60,776 106,358 121,552 212,716 425,432 and 850,864, with no remainder.

Since 850,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,864, 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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