Q: Is 402,636 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 402,636 is a composite number.

Why is 402,636 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 402,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 29 39 52 58 78 87 89 116 156 174 178 267 348 356 377 534 754 1,068 1,131 1,157 1,508 2,262 2,314 2,581 3,471 4,524 4,628 5,162 6,942 7,743 10,324 13,884 15,486 30,972 33,553 67,106 100,659 134,212 201,318 and 402,636, with no remainder.

Since 402,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,636, 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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