Q: Is 879,160 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,160 is a composite number.

Why is 879,160 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 879,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 124 155 248 310 620 709 1,240 1,418 2,836 3,545 5,672 7,090 14,180 21,979 28,360 43,958 87,916 109,895 175,832 219,790 439,580 and 879,160, with no remainder.

Since 879,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,160, 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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