Q: Is 879,012 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,012 is a composite number.

Why is 879,012 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 879,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 2,713 5,426 8,139 10,852 16,278 24,417 32,556 48,834 73,251 97,668 146,502 219,753 293,004 439,506 and 879,012, with no remainder.

Since 879,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,012, 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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