Q: Is 940,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 940,856 is a composite number.

Why is 940,856 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 940,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 53 56 106 212 317 371 424 634 742 1,268 1,484 2,219 2,536 2,968 4,438 8,876 16,801 17,752 33,602 67,204 117,607 134,408 235,214 470,428 and 940,856, with no remainder.

Since 940,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 940,856, 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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