Q: Is 422,874 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,874 is a composite number.

Why is 422,874 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 422,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 41 54 82 123 191 246 369 382 573 738 1,107 1,146 1,719 2,214 3,438 5,157 7,831 10,314 15,662 23,493 46,986 70,479 140,958 211,437 and 422,874, with no remainder.

Since 422,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,874, 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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