Q: Is 402,885 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 402,885 is a composite number.

Why is 402,885 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 402,885 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 63 105 315 1,279 3,837 6,395 8,953 11,511 19,185 26,859 44,765 57,555 80,577 134,295 and 402,885, with no remainder.

Since 402,885 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,885, 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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