Q: Is 862,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 862,008 is a composite number.

Why is 862,008 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 862,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 84 98 147 168 196 294 392 588 733 1,176 1,466 2,199 2,932 4,398 5,131 5,864 8,796 10,262 15,393 17,592 20,524 30,786 35,917 41,048 61,572 71,834 107,751 123,144 143,668 215,502 287,336 431,004 and 862,008, with no remainder.

Since 862,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,008, 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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