Q: Is 420,858 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,858 is a composite number.

Why is 420,858 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 420,858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 103 206 227 309 454 618 681 927 1,362 1,854 2,043 4,086 23,381 46,762 70,143 140,286 210,429 and 420,858, with no remainder.

Since 420,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,858, 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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