Q: Is 874,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 874,540 is a composite number.

Why is 874,540 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 874,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 73 146 292 365 599 730 1,198 1,460 2,396 2,995 5,990 11,980 43,727 87,454 174,908 218,635 437,270 and 874,540, with no remainder.

Since 874,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 874,540, 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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