Q: Is 421,356 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 421,356 is a composite number.

Why is 421,356 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 421,356 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 37 39 52 73 74 78 111 146 148 156 219 222 292 438 444 481 876 949 962 1,443 1,898 1,924 2,701 2,847 2,886 3,796 5,402 5,694 5,772 8,103 10,804 11,388 16,206 32,412 35,113 70,226 105,339 140,452 210,678 and 421,356, with no remainder.

Since 421,356 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,356, 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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