Q: Is 859,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 859,488 is a composite number.

Why is 859,488 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 859,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 84 96 112 168 224 336 672 1,279 2,558 3,837 5,116 7,674 8,953 10,232 15,348 17,906 20,464 26,859 30,696 35,812 40,928 53,718 61,392 71,624 107,436 122,784 143,248 214,872 286,496 429,744 and 859,488, with no remainder.

Since 859,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 859,488, 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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