Q: Is 872,274 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 872,274 is a composite number.

Why is 872,274 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 872,274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 53 78 106 159 211 318 422 633 689 1,266 1,378 2,067 2,743 4,134 5,486 8,229 11,183 16,458 22,366 33,549 67,098 145,379 290,758 436,137 and 872,274, with no remainder.

Since 872,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,274, 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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