Q: Is 420,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,896 is a composite number.

Why is 420,896 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 420,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 1,879 3,758 7,516 13,153 15,032 26,306 30,064 52,612 60,128 105,224 210,448 and 420,896, with no remainder.

Since 420,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,896, 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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