Q: Is 873,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 873,520 is a composite number.

Why is 873,520 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 873,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 61 80 122 179 244 305 358 488 610 716 895 976 1,220 1,432 1,790 2,440 2,864 3,580 4,880 7,160 10,919 14,320 21,838 43,676 54,595 87,352 109,190 174,704 218,380 436,760 and 873,520, with no remainder.

Since 873,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 873,520, 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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