Q: Is 422,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,772 is a composite number.

Why is 422,772 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 422,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 147 196 294 588 719 1,438 2,157 2,876 4,314 5,033 8,628 10,066 15,099 20,132 30,198 35,231 60,396 70,462 105,693 140,924 211,386 and 422,772, with no remainder.

Since 422,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,772, 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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