Q: Is 872,964 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 872,964 is a composite number.

Why is 872,964 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 872,964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 59 108 118 137 177 236 274 354 411 531 548 708 822 1,062 1,233 1,593 1,644 2,124 2,466 3,186 3,699 4,932 6,372 7,398 8,083 14,796 16,166 24,249 32,332 48,498 72,747 96,996 145,494 218,241 290,988 436,482 and 872,964, with no remainder.

Since 872,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,964, 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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