Q: Is 853,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 853,424 is a composite number.

Why is 853,424 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 853,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 22 26 44 52 88 104 143 176 208 286 373 572 746 1,144 1,492 2,288 2,984 4,103 4,849 5,968 8,206 9,698 16,412 19,396 32,824 38,792 53,339 65,648 77,584 106,678 213,356 426,712 and 853,424, with no remainder.

Since 853,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 853,424, 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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