Q: Is 879,408 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,408 is a composite number.

Why is 879,408 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 879,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 36 48 62 72 93 124 144 186 197 248 279 372 394 496 558 591 744 788 1,116 1,182 1,488 1,576 1,773 2,232 2,364 3,152 3,546 4,464 4,728 6,107 7,092 9,456 12,214 14,184 18,321 24,428 28,368 36,642 48,856 54,963 73,284 97,712 109,926 146,568 219,852 293,136 439,704 and 879,408, with no remainder.

Since 879,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,408, 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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