Q: Is 402,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 402,462 is a composite number.

Why is 402,462 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 402,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 54 58 87 174 257 261 514 522 771 783 1,542 1,566 2,313 4,626 6,939 7,453 13,878 14,906 22,359 44,718 67,077 134,154 201,231 and 402,462, with no remainder.

Since 402,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,462, 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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