Q: Is 400,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 400,272 is a composite number.

Why is 400,272 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 400,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 48 62 93 124 186 248 269 372 496 538 744 807 1,076 1,488 1,614 2,152 3,228 4,304 6,456 8,339 12,912 16,678 25,017 33,356 50,034 66,712 100,068 133,424 200,136 and 400,272, with no remainder.

Since 400,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,272, 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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