Q: Is 874,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 874,536 is a composite number.

Why is 874,536 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 874,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 2,803 5,606 8,409 11,212 16,818 22,424 33,636 36,439 67,272 72,878 109,317 145,756 218,634 291,512 437,268 and 874,536, with no remainder.

Since 874,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 874,536, 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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