Q: Is 420,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,876 is a composite number.

Why is 420,876 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 420,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 243 324 433 486 866 972 1,299 1,732 2,598 3,897 5,196 7,794 11,691 15,588 23,382 35,073 46,764 70,146 105,219 140,292 210,438 and 420,876, with no remainder.

Since 420,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,876, 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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