Q: Is 862,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 862,240 is a composite number.

Why is 862,240 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 862,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 68 80 85 136 160 170 272 317 340 544 634 680 1,268 1,360 1,585 2,536 2,720 3,170 5,072 5,389 6,340 10,144 10,778 12,680 21,556 25,360 26,945 43,112 50,720 53,890 86,224 107,780 172,448 215,560 431,120 and 862,240, with no remainder.

Since 862,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,240, 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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