Q: Is 854,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 854,420 is a composite number.

Why is 854,420 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 854,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 68 70 85 119 140 170 238 340 359 476 595 718 1,190 1,436 1,795 2,380 2,513 3,590 5,026 6,103 7,180 10,052 12,206 12,565 24,412 25,130 30,515 42,721 50,260 61,030 85,442 122,060 170,884 213,605 427,210 and 854,420, with no remainder.

Since 854,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 854,420, 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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