Q: Is 422,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,960 is a composite number.

Why is 422,960 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 422,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 272 311 340 622 680 1,244 1,360 1,555 2,488 3,110 4,976 5,287 6,220 10,574 12,440 21,148 24,880 26,435 42,296 52,870 84,592 105,740 211,480 and 422,960, with no remainder.

Since 422,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,960, 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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