Q: Is 879,580 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,580 is a composite number.

Why is 879,580 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 879,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 26 34 52 65 68 85 130 170 199 221 260 340 398 442 796 884 995 1,105 1,990 2,210 2,587 3,383 3,980 4,420 5,174 6,766 10,348 12,935 13,532 16,915 25,870 33,830 43,979 51,740 67,660 87,958 175,916 219,895 439,790 and 879,580, with no remainder.

Since 879,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,580, 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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