Q: Is 879,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,372 is a composite number.

Why is 879,372 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 879,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 234 468 1,879 3,758 5,637 7,516 11,274 16,911 22,548 24,427 33,822 48,854 67,644 73,281 97,708 146,562 219,843 293,124 439,686 and 879,372, with no remainder.

Since 879,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,372, 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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