Q: Is 862,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 862,988 is a composite number.

Why is 862,988 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 862,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 37 49 68 74 98 119 148 196 238 259 343 476 518 629 686 833 1,036 1,258 1,372 1,666 1,813 2,516 3,332 3,626 4,403 5,831 7,252 8,806 11,662 12,691 17,612 23,324 25,382 30,821 50,764 61,642 123,284 215,747 431,494 and 862,988, with no remainder.

Since 862,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,988, 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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