Q: Is 871,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 871,848 is a composite number.

Why is 871,848 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 871,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 12,109 24,218 36,327 48,436 72,654 96,872 108,981 145,308 217,962 290,616 435,924 and 871,848, with no remainder.

Since 871,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,848, 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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