Q: Is 874,986 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 874,986 is a composite number.

Why is 874,986 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 874,986 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 83 166 249 251 498 502 581 753 1,162 1,506 1,743 1,757 3,486 3,514 5,271 10,542 20,833 41,666 62,499 124,998 145,831 291,662 437,493 and 874,986, with no remainder.

Since 874,986 cannot be divided by just 1 and 874,986, 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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