Q: Is 422,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,472 is a composite number.

Why is 422,472 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 422,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 87 116 174 232 348 607 696 1,214 1,821 2,428 3,642 4,856 7,284 14,568 17,603 35,206 52,809 70,412 105,618 140,824 211,236 and 422,472, with no remainder.

Since 422,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,472, 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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