Q: Is 852,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 852,948 is a composite number.

Why is 852,948 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 852,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 29 36 38 43 57 58 76 86 87 114 116 129 171 172 174 228 258 261 342 348 387 516 522 551 684 774 817 1,044 1,102 1,247 1,548 1,634 1,653 2,204 2,451 2,494 3,268 3,306 3,741 4,902 4,959 4,988 6,612 7,353 7,482 9,804 9,918 11,223 14,706 14,964 19,836 22,446 23,693 29,412 44,892 47,386 71,079 94,772 142,158 213,237 284,316 426,474 and 852,948, with no remainder.

Since 852,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 852,948, 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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