Q: Is 408,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 408,272 is a composite number.

Why is 408,272 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 408,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 19 34 38 68 76 79 136 152 158 272 304 316 323 632 646 1,264 1,292 1,343 1,501 2,584 2,686 3,002 5,168 5,372 6,004 10,744 12,008 21,488 24,016 25,517 51,034 102,068 204,136 and 408,272, with no remainder.

Since 408,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 408,272, 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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