Q: Is 421,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 421,792 is a composite number.

Why is 421,792 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 421,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 98 112 196 224 269 392 538 784 1,076 1,568 1,883 2,152 3,766 4,304 7,532 8,608 13,181 15,064 26,362 30,128 52,724 60,256 105,448 210,896 and 421,792, with no remainder.

Since 421,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,792, 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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