Q: Is 402,234 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 402,234 is a composite number.

Why is 402,234 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 402,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 61 122 157 183 314 366 427 471 854 942 1,099 1,281 2,198 2,562 3,297 6,594 9,577 19,154 28,731 57,462 67,039 134,078 201,117 and 402,234, with no remainder.

Since 402,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,234, 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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