Q: Is 854,982 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 854,982 is a composite number.

Why is 854,982 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 854,982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 71 142 213 223 426 446 639 669 1,278 1,338 1,917 2,007 3,834 4,014 6,021 12,042 15,833 31,666 47,499 94,998 142,497 284,994 427,491 and 854,982, with no remainder.

Since 854,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 854,982, 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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