Q: Is 874,258 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 874,258 is a composite number.

Why is 874,258 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 874,258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 49 77 98 154 539 811 1,078 1,622 5,677 8,921 11,354 17,842 39,739 62,447 79,478 124,894 437,129 and 874,258, with no remainder.

Since 874,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 874,258, 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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