Q: Is 879,138 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,138 is a composite number.

Why is 879,138 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 879,138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 17 18 26 34 39 51 78 102 117 153 169 221 234 289 306 338 442 507 578 663 867 1,014 1,326 1,521 1,734 1,989 2,601 2,873 3,042 3,757 3,978 5,202 5,746 7,514 8,619 11,271 17,238 22,542 25,857 33,813 48,841 51,714 67,626 97,682 146,523 293,046 439,569 and 879,138, with no remainder.

Since 879,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,138, 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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