Q: Is 421,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 421,488 is a composite number.

Why is 421,488 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 421,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 2,927 5,854 8,781 11,708 17,562 23,416 26,343 35,124 46,832 52,686 70,248 105,372 140,496 210,744 and 421,488, with no remainder.

Since 421,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,488, 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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