Q: Is 401,427 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 401,427 is a composite number.

Why is 401,427 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 401,427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 47 73 117 141 219 423 611 657 949 1,833 2,847 3,431 5,499 8,541 10,293 30,879 44,603 133,809 and 401,427, with no remainder.

Since 401,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,427, 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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