Q: Is 872,544 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 872,544 is a composite number.

Why is 872,544 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 872,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 61 96 122 149 183 244 298 366 447 488 596 732 894 976 1,192 1,464 1,788 1,952 2,384 2,928 3,576 4,768 5,856 7,152 9,089 14,304 18,178 27,267 36,356 54,534 72,712 109,068 145,424 218,136 290,848 436,272 and 872,544, with no remainder.

Since 872,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,544, 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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