Q: Is 422,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,800 is a composite number.

Why is 422,800 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 422,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 151 175 200 280 302 350 400 560 604 700 755 1,057 1,208 1,400 1,510 2,114 2,416 2,800 3,020 3,775 4,228 5,285 6,040 7,550 8,456 10,570 12,080 15,100 16,912 21,140 26,425 30,200 42,280 52,850 60,400 84,560 105,700 211,400 and 422,800, with no remainder.

Since 422,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,800, 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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