Q: Is 423,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 423,472 is a composite number.

Why is 423,472 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 423,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 38 56 76 112 133 152 199 266 304 398 532 796 1,064 1,393 1,592 2,128 2,786 3,184 3,781 5,572 7,562 11,144 15,124 22,288 26,467 30,248 52,934 60,496 105,868 211,736 and 423,472, with no remainder.

Since 423,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,472, 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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