Q: Is 420,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,960 is a composite number.

Why is 420,960 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 420,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 480 877 1,754 2,631 3,508 4,385 5,262 7,016 8,770 10,524 13,155 14,032 17,540 21,048 26,310 28,064 35,080 42,096 52,620 70,160 84,192 105,240 140,320 210,480 and 420,960, with no remainder.

Since 420,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,960, 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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