Q: Is 422,838 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,838 is a composite number.

Why is 422,838 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 422,838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 139 169 234 278 338 417 507 834 1,014 1,251 1,521 1,807 2,502 3,042 3,614 5,421 10,842 16,263 23,491 32,526 46,982 70,473 140,946 211,419 and 422,838, with no remainder.

Since 422,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,838, 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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