Q: Is 872,436 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 872,436 is a composite number.

Why is 872,436 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 872,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 29 46 58 69 87 92 109 116 138 174 218 276 327 348 436 654 667 1,308 1,334 2,001 2,507 2,668 3,161 4,002 5,014 6,322 7,521 8,004 9,483 10,028 12,644 15,042 18,966 30,084 37,932 72,703 145,406 218,109 290,812 436,218 and 872,436, with no remainder.

Since 872,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,436, 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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