Q: Is 877,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 877,872 is a composite number.

Why is 877,872 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 877,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 18,289 36,578 54,867 73,156 109,734 146,312 219,468 292,624 438,936 and 877,872, with no remainder.

Since 877,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 877,872, 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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