Q: Is 685,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 685,872 is a composite number.

Why is 685,872 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 685,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 99 132 144 176 198 264 396 433 528 792 866 1,299 1,584 1,732 2,598 3,464 3,897 4,763 5,196 6,928 7,794 9,526 10,392 14,289 15,588 19,052 20,784 28,578 31,176 38,104 42,867 57,156 62,352 76,208 85,734 114,312 171,468 228,624 342,936 and 685,872, with no remainder.

Since 685,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 685,872, 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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