Q: Is 862,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 862,000 is a composite number.

Why is 862,000 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 862,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 431 500 862 1,000 1,724 2,000 2,155 3,448 4,310 6,896 8,620 10,775 17,240 21,550 34,480 43,100 53,875 86,200 107,750 172,400 215,500 431,000 and 862,000, with no remainder.

Since 862,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,000, 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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