Q: Is 879,795 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 879,795 is a composite number.

Why is 879,795 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 879,795 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 19 21 27 35 45 49 57 63 95 105 133 135 147 171 189 245 285 315 343 399 441 513 665 735 855 931 945 1,029 1,197 1,323 1,715 1,995 2,205 2,565 2,793 3,087 3,591 4,655 5,145 5,985 6,517 6,615 8,379 9,261 13,965 15,435 17,955 19,551 25,137 32,585 41,895 46,305 58,653 97,755 125,685 175,959 293,265 and 879,795, with no remainder.

Since 879,795 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,795, 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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