Q: Is 871,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 871,872 is a composite number.

Why is 871,872 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 871,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 64 76 96 114 152 192 228 239 304 456 478 608 717 912 956 1,216 1,434 1,824 1,912 2,868 3,648 3,824 4,541 5,736 7,648 9,082 11,472 13,623 15,296 18,164 22,944 27,246 36,328 45,888 54,492 72,656 108,984 145,312 217,968 290,624 435,936 and 871,872, with no remainder.

Since 871,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,872, 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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