Q: Is 420,342 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,342 is a composite number.

Why is 420,342 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 420,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 26 34 39 51 78 102 221 317 442 634 663 951 1,326 1,902 4,121 5,389 8,242 10,778 12,363 16,167 24,726 32,334 70,057 140,114 210,171 and 420,342, with no remainder.

Since 420,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,342, 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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