Q: Is 853,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 853,952 is a composite number.

Why is 853,952 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 853,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 176 352 704 1,213 2,426 4,852 9,704 13,343 19,408 26,686 38,816 53,372 77,632 106,744 213,488 426,976 and 853,952, with no remainder.

Since 853,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 853,952, 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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