Q: Is 873,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 873,216 is a composite number.

Why is 873,216 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 873,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 256 288 379 384 576 758 768 1,137 1,152 1,516 2,274 2,304 3,032 3,411 4,548 6,064 6,822 9,096 12,128 13,644 18,192 24,256 27,288 36,384 48,512 54,576 72,768 97,024 109,152 145,536 218,304 291,072 436,608 and 873,216, with no remainder.

Since 873,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 873,216, 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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