Q: Is 421,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 421,724 is a composite number.

Why is 421,724 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 421,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 31 38 62 76 124 179 358 589 716 1,178 2,356 3,401 5,549 6,802 11,098 13,604 22,196 105,431 210,862 and 421,724, with no remainder.

Since 421,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,724, 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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