Q: Is 985,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 985,852 is a composite number.

Why is 985,852 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 985,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 137 257 274 514 548 959 1,028 1,799 1,918 3,598 3,836 7,196 35,209 70,418 140,836 246,463 492,926 and 985,852, with no remainder.

Since 985,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 985,852, 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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