Q: Is 872,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 872,424 is a composite number.

Why is 872,424 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 872,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 577 756 1,154 1,512 1,731 2,308 3,462 4,039 4,616 5,193 6,924 8,078 10,386 12,117 13,848 15,579 16,156 20,772 24,234 31,158 32,312 36,351 41,544 48,468 62,316 72,702 96,936 109,053 124,632 145,404 218,106 290,808 436,212 and 872,424, with no remainder.

Since 872,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,424, 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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