Q: Is 409,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 409,542 is a composite number.

Why is 409,542 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 409,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 199 294 343 398 597 686 1,029 1,194 1,393 2,058 2,786 4,179 8,358 9,751 19,502 29,253 58,506 68,257 136,514 204,771 and 409,542, with no remainder.

Since 409,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 409,542, 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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