Q: Is 859,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 859,852 is a composite number.

Why is 859,852 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 859,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 41 49 82 98 107 164 196 214 287 428 574 749 1,148 1,498 2,009 2,996 4,018 4,387 5,243 8,036 8,774 10,486 17,548 20,972 30,709 61,418 122,836 214,963 429,926 and 859,852, with no remainder.

Since 859,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 859,852, 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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