Q: Is 871,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 871,968 is a composite number.

Why is 871,968 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 871,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 32 48 62 93 96 124 186 248 293 372 496 586 744 879 992 1,172 1,488 1,758 2,344 2,976 3,516 4,688 7,032 9,083 9,376 14,064 18,166 27,249 28,128 36,332 54,498 72,664 108,996 145,328 217,992 290,656 435,984 and 871,968, with no remainder.

Since 871,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,968, 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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