Q: Is 878,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 878,856 is a composite number.

Why is 878,856 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 878,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 3,329 6,658 9,987 13,316 19,974 26,632 36,619 39,948 73,238 79,896 109,857 146,476 219,714 292,952 439,428 and 878,856, with no remainder.

Since 878,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 878,856, 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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