Q: Is 402,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 402,738 is a composite number.

Why is 402,738 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 402,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 43 86 129 223 258 301 446 602 669 903 1,338 1,561 1,806 3,122 4,683 9,366 9,589 19,178 28,767 57,534 67,123 134,246 201,369 and 402,738, with no remainder.

Since 402,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,738, 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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