Q: Is 897,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 897,870 is a composite number.

Why is 897,870 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 897,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 173 346 519 865 1,038 1,730 2,595 5,190 29,929 59,858 89,787 149,645 179,574 299,290 448,935 and 897,870, with no remainder.

Since 897,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 897,870, 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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