Q: Is 420,147 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,147 is a composite number.

Why is 420,147 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 420,147 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 19 21 27 39 57 63 81 91 117 133 171 189 243 247 273 351 399 513 567 741 819 1,053 1,197 1,539 1,701 1,729 2,223 2,457 3,159 3,591 4,617 5,187 6,669 7,371 10,773 15,561 20,007 22,113 32,319 46,683 60,021 140,049 and 420,147, with no remainder.

Since 420,147 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,147, 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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