Q: Is 940,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 940,872 is a composite number.

Why is 940,872 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 940,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 197 199 394 398 591 597 788 796 1,182 1,194 1,576 1,592 2,364 2,388 4,728 4,776 39,203 78,406 117,609 156,812 235,218 313,624 470,436 and 940,872, with no remainder.

Since 940,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 940,872, 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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