Q: Is 412,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 412,972 is a composite number.

Why is 412,972 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 412,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 43 49 86 98 172 196 301 343 602 686 1,204 1,372 2,107 2,401 4,214 4,802 8,428 9,604 14,749 29,498 58,996 103,243 206,486 and 412,972, with no remainder.

Since 412,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 412,972, 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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