Q: Is 422,478 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,478 is a composite number.

Why is 422,478 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 422,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 294 441 479 882 958 1,437 2,874 3,353 4,311 6,706 8,622 10,059 20,118 23,471 30,177 46,942 60,354 70,413 140,826 211,239 and 422,478, with no remainder.

Since 422,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,478, 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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