Q: Is 857,448 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 857,448 is a composite number.

Why is 857,448 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 857,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 11,909 23,818 35,727 47,636 71,454 95,272 107,181 142,908 214,362 285,816 428,724 and 857,448, with no remainder.

Since 857,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 857,448, 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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