Q: Is 854,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 854,572 is a composite number.

Why is 854,572 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 854,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 53 58 106 116 139 212 278 556 1,537 3,074 4,031 6,148 7,367 8,062 14,734 16,124 29,468 213,643 427,286 and 854,572, with no remainder.

Since 854,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 854,572, 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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