Q: Is 872,830 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 872,830 is a composite number.

Why is 872,830 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 872,830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 37 70 74 185 259 337 370 518 674 1,295 1,685 2,359 2,590 3,370 4,718 11,795 12,469 23,590 24,938 62,345 87,283 124,690 174,566 436,415 and 872,830, with no remainder.

Since 872,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,830, 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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