Q: Is 871,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 871,956 is a composite number.

Why is 871,956 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 871,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 53 106 159 212 318 457 477 636 914 954 1,371 1,828 1,908 2,742 4,113 5,484 8,226 16,452 24,221 48,442 72,663 96,884 145,326 217,989 290,652 435,978 and 871,956, with no remainder.

Since 871,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,956, 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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