Q: Is 420,168 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,168 is a composite number.

Why is 420,168 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 420,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 41 42 56 61 82 84 122 123 164 168 183 244 246 287 328 366 427 488 492 574 732 854 861 984 1,148 1,281 1,464 1,708 1,722 2,296 2,501 2,562 3,416 3,444 5,002 5,124 6,888 7,503 10,004 10,248 15,006 17,507 20,008 30,012 35,014 52,521 60,024 70,028 105,042 140,056 210,084 and 420,168, with no remainder.

Since 420,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,168, 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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