Q: Is 872,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 872,920 is a composite number.

Why is 872,920 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 872,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 139 157 278 314 556 628 695 785 1,112 1,256 1,390 1,570 2,780 3,140 5,560 6,280 21,823 43,646 87,292 109,115 174,584 218,230 436,460 and 872,920, with no remainder.

Since 872,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,920, 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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