Q: Is 862,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 862,968 is a composite number.

Why is 862,968 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 862,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 82 123 164 246 328 492 877 984 1,754 2,631 3,508 5,262 7,016 10,524 21,048 35,957 71,914 107,871 143,828 215,742 287,656 431,484 and 862,968, with no remainder.

Since 862,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,968, 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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