Q: Is 871,479 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 871,479 is a composite number.

Why is 871,479 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 871,479 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 29 53 63 81 87 159 189 203 261 371 477 567 609 783 1,113 1,431 1,537 1,827 2,349 3,339 4,293 4,611 5,481 10,017 10,759 13,833 16,443 30,051 32,277 41,499 96,831 124,497 290,493 and 871,479, with no remainder.

Since 871,479 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,479, 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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