Q: Is 879,548 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,548 is a composite number.

Why is 879,548 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 879,548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 71 76 142 163 284 326 652 1,349 2,698 3,097 5,396 6,194 11,573 12,388 23,146 46,292 219,887 439,774 and 879,548, with no remainder.

Since 879,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,548, 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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