Q: Is 874,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 874,260 is a composite number.

Why is 874,260 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 874,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 540 1,619 3,238 4,857 6,476 8,095 9,714 14,571 16,190 19,428 24,285 29,142 32,380 43,713 48,570 58,284 72,855 87,426 97,140 145,710 174,852 218,565 291,420 437,130 and 874,260, with no remainder.

Since 874,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 874,260, 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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