Q: Is 420,189 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,189 is a composite number.

Why is 420,189 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 420,189 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 17 21 33 51 77 107 119 187 231 321 357 561 749 1,177 1,309 1,819 2,247 3,531 3,927 5,457 8,239 12,733 20,009 24,717 38,199 60,027 140,063 and 420,189, with no remainder.

Since 420,189 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,189, 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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