Q: Is 897,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 897,372 is a composite number.

Why is 897,372 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 897,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 84 108 126 189 252 378 756 1,187 2,374 3,561 4,748 7,122 8,309 10,683 14,244 16,618 21,366 24,927 32,049 33,236 42,732 49,854 64,098 74,781 99,708 128,196 149,562 224,343 299,124 448,686 and 897,372, with no remainder.

Since 897,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 897,372, 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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