Q: Is 422,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,640 is a composite number.

Why is 422,640 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 422,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 587 720 1,174 1,761 2,348 2,935 3,522 4,696 5,283 5,870 7,044 8,805 9,392 10,566 11,740 14,088 17,610 21,132 23,480 26,415 28,176 35,220 42,264 46,960 52,830 70,440 84,528 105,660 140,880 211,320 and 422,640, with no remainder.

Since 422,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,640, 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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