Q: Is 853,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 853,980 is a composite number.

Why is 853,980 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 853,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 43 60 86 129 172 215 258 331 430 516 645 662 860 993 1,290 1,324 1,655 1,986 2,580 3,310 3,972 4,965 6,620 9,930 14,233 19,860 28,466 42,699 56,932 71,165 85,398 142,330 170,796 213,495 284,660 426,990 and 853,980, with no remainder.

Since 853,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 853,980, 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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