Q: Is 423,516 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 423,516 is a composite number.

Why is 423,516 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 423,516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 174 348 1,217 2,434 3,651 4,868 7,302 14,604 35,293 70,586 105,879 141,172 211,758 and 423,516, with no remainder.

Since 423,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,516, 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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