Q: Is 422,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,260 is a composite number.

Why is 422,260 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 422,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 43 86 172 215 430 491 860 982 1,964 2,455 4,910 9,820 21,113 42,226 84,452 105,565 211,130 and 422,260, with no remainder.

Since 422,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,260, 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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