Q: Is 857,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 857,480 is a composite number.

Why is 857,480 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 857,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 17 20 26 34 40 52 65 68 85 97 104 130 136 170 194 221 260 340 388 442 485 520 680 776 884 970 1,105 1,261 1,649 1,768 1,940 2,210 2,522 3,298 3,880 4,420 5,044 6,305 6,596 8,245 8,840 10,088 12,610 13,192 16,490 21,437 25,220 32,980 42,874 50,440 65,960 85,748 107,185 171,496 214,370 428,740 and 857,480, with no remainder.

Since 857,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 857,480, 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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