Q: Is 879,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,320 is a composite number.

Why is 879,320 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 879,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 19 20 26 38 40 52 65 76 89 95 104 130 152 178 190 247 260 356 380 445 494 520 712 760 890 988 1,157 1,235 1,691 1,780 1,976 2,314 2,470 3,382 3,560 4,628 4,940 5,785 6,764 8,455 9,256 9,880 11,570 13,528 16,910 21,983 23,140 33,820 43,966 46,280 67,640 87,932 109,915 175,864 219,830 439,660 and 879,320, with no remainder.

Since 879,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,320, 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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