Q: Is 879,705 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,705 is a composite number.

Why is 879,705 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 879,705 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 113 173 339 519 565 865 1,017 1,557 1,695 2,595 5,085 7,785 19,549 58,647 97,745 175,941 293,235 and 879,705, with no remainder.

Since 879,705 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,705, 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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