Q: Is 420,021 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,021 is a composite number.

Why is 420,021 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 420,021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 59 63 113 177 339 413 531 791 1,017 1,239 2,373 3,717 6,667 7,119 20,001 46,669 60,003 140,007 and 420,021, with no remainder.

Since 420,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,021, 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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