Q: Is 422,832 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,832 is a composite number.

Why is 422,832 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 422,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 92 138 184 276 368 383 552 766 1,104 1,149 1,532 2,298 3,064 4,596 6,128 8,809 9,192 17,618 18,384 26,427 35,236 52,854 70,472 105,708 140,944 211,416 and 422,832, with no remainder.

Since 422,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,832, 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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