Q: Is 420,596 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,596 is a composite number.

Why is 420,596 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 420,596 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 79 121 158 242 316 484 869 1,331 1,738 2,662 3,476 5,324 9,559 19,118 38,236 105,149 210,298 and 420,596, with no remainder.

Since 420,596 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,596, 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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