Q: Is 985,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 985,842 is a composite number.

Why is 985,842 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 985,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 33 39 66 78 99 117 143 198 234 286 383 429 766 858 1,149 1,287 2,298 2,574 3,447 4,213 4,979 6,894 8,426 9,958 12,639 14,937 25,278 29,874 37,917 44,811 54,769 75,834 89,622 109,538 164,307 328,614 492,921 and 985,842, with no remainder.

Since 985,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 985,842, 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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