Q: Is 853,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 853,848 is a composite number.

Why is 853,848 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 853,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 59 67 72 108 118 134 177 201 216 236 268 354 402 472 531 536 603 708 804 1,062 1,206 1,416 1,593 1,608 1,809 2,124 2,412 3,186 3,618 3,953 4,248 4,824 6,372 7,236 7,906 11,859 12,744 14,472 15,812 23,718 31,624 35,577 47,436 71,154 94,872 106,731 142,308 213,462 284,616 426,924 and 853,848, with no remainder.

Since 853,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 853,848, 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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