Q: Is 405,846 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 405,846 is a composite number.

Why is 405,846 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 405,846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 3,221 6,442 9,663 19,326 22,547 28,989 45,094 57,978 67,641 135,282 202,923 and 405,846, with no remainder.

Since 405,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 405,846, 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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