Q: Is 400,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 400,992 is a composite number.

Why is 400,992 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 400,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 4,177 8,354 12,531 16,708 25,062 33,416 50,124 66,832 100,248 133,664 200,496 and 400,992, with no remainder.

Since 400,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,992, 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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