Q: Is 850,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 850,872 is a composite number.

Why is 850,872 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 850,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 121 132 242 264 293 363 484 586 726 879 968 1,172 1,452 1,758 2,344 2,904 3,223 3,516 6,446 7,032 9,669 12,892 19,338 25,784 35,453 38,676 70,906 77,352 106,359 141,812 212,718 283,624 425,436 and 850,872, with no remainder.

Since 850,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,872, 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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