Q: Is 871,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 871,948 is a composite number.

Why is 871,948 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 871,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 19 22 28 38 44 76 77 133 149 154 209 266 298 308 418 532 596 836 1,043 1,463 1,639 2,086 2,831 2,926 3,278 4,172 5,662 5,852 6,556 11,324 11,473 19,817 22,946 31,141 39,634 45,892 62,282 79,268 124,564 217,987 435,974 and 871,948, with no remainder.

Since 871,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,948, 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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