Q: Is 960,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 960,872 is a composite number.

Why is 960,872 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 960,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 61 88 122 179 244 358 488 671 716 1,342 1,432 1,969 2,684 3,938 5,368 7,876 10,919 15,752 21,838 43,676 87,352 120,109 240,218 480,436 and 960,872, with no remainder.

Since 960,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 960,872, 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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