Q: Is 420,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,940 is a composite number.

Why is 420,940 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 420,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 1,619 3,238 6,476 8,095 16,190 21,047 32,380 42,094 84,188 105,235 210,470 and 420,940, with no remainder.

Since 420,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,940, 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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