Q: Is 423,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 423,072 is a composite number.

Why is 423,072 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 423,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 72 78 96 104 113 117 144 156 208 226 234 288 312 339 416 452 468 624 678 904 936 1,017 1,248 1,356 1,469 1,808 1,872 2,034 2,712 2,938 3,616 3,744 4,068 4,407 5,424 5,876 8,136 8,814 10,848 11,752 13,221 16,272 17,628 23,504 26,442 32,544 35,256 47,008 52,884 70,512 105,768 141,024 211,536 and 423,072, with no remainder.

Since 423,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,072, 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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