Q: Is 885,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 885,852 is a composite number.

Why is 885,852 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 885,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 132 198 396 2,237 4,474 6,711 8,948 13,422 20,133 24,607 26,844 40,266 49,214 73,821 80,532 98,428 147,642 221,463 295,284 442,926 and 885,852, with no remainder.

Since 885,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 885,852, 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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