Q: Is 421,254 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 421,254 is a composite number.

Why is 421,254 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 421,254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 54 58 87 174 261 269 522 538 783 807 1,566 1,614 2,421 4,842 7,263 7,801 14,526 15,602 23,403 46,806 70,209 140,418 210,627 and 421,254, with no remainder.

Since 421,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,254, 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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