Q: Is 853,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 853,960 is a composite number.

Why is 853,960 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 853,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 37 40 74 148 185 296 370 577 740 1,154 1,480 2,308 2,885 4,616 5,770 11,540 21,349 23,080 42,698 85,396 106,745 170,792 213,490 426,980 and 853,960, with no remainder.

Since 853,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 853,960, 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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