Q: Is 421,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 421,480 is a composite number.

Why is 421,480 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 421,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 41 82 164 205 257 328 410 514 820 1,028 1,285 1,640 2,056 2,570 5,140 10,280 10,537 21,074 42,148 52,685 84,296 105,370 210,740 and 421,480, with no remainder.

Since 421,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,480, 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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