Q: Is 873,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 873,456 is a composite number.

Why is 873,456 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 873,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 48 62 93 124 186 248 372 496 587 744 1,174 1,488 1,761 2,348 3,522 4,696 7,044 9,392 14,088 18,197 28,176 36,394 54,591 72,788 109,182 145,576 218,364 291,152 436,728 and 873,456, with no remainder.

Since 873,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 873,456, 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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