Q: Is 422,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,496 is a composite number.

Why is 422,496 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 422,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 81 96 108 144 162 163 216 288 324 326 432 489 648 652 864 978 1,296 1,304 1,467 1,956 2,592 2,608 2,934 3,912 4,401 5,216 5,868 7,824 8,802 11,736 13,203 15,648 17,604 23,472 26,406 35,208 46,944 52,812 70,416 105,624 140,832 211,248 and 422,496, with no remainder.

Since 422,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,496, 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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