Q: Is 862,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 862,248 is a composite number.

Why is 862,248 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 862,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 37 74 111 148 222 296 444 888 971 1,942 2,913 3,884 5,826 7,768 11,652 23,304 35,927 71,854 107,781 143,708 215,562 287,416 431,124 and 862,248, with no remainder.

Since 862,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,248, 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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