Q: Is 877,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 877,472 is a composite number.

Why is 877,472 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 877,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 68 136 272 544 1,613 3,226 6,452 12,904 25,808 27,421 51,616 54,842 109,684 219,368 438,736 and 877,472, with no remainder.

Since 877,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 877,472, 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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