Q: Is 862,965 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 862,965 is a composite number.

Why is 862,965 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 862,965 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 127 151 381 453 635 755 1,143 1,359 1,905 2,265 5,715 6,795 19,177 57,531 95,885 172,593 287,655 and 862,965, with no remainder.

Since 862,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,965, 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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