Q: Is 851,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 851,072 is a composite number.

Why is 851,072 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 851,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 61 64 109 122 128 218 244 436 488 872 976 1,744 1,952 3,488 3,904 6,649 6,976 7,808 13,298 13,952 26,596 53,192 106,384 212,768 425,536 and 851,072, with no remainder.

Since 851,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 851,072, 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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