Q: Is 8,705,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,705,872 is a composite number.

Why is 8,705,872 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 8,705,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 77,731 155,462 310,924 544,117 621,848 1,088,234 1,243,696 2,176,468 4,352,936 and 8,705,872, with no remainder.

Since 8,705,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,705,872, 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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