Q: Is 408,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 408,842 is a composite number.

Why is 408,842 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 408,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 29 38 53 58 106 133 203 266 371 406 551 742 1,007 1,102 1,537 2,014 3,074 3,857 7,049 7,714 10,759 14,098 21,518 29,203 58,406 204,421 and 408,842, with no remainder.

Since 408,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 408,842, 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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