Q: Is 423,846 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 423,846 is a composite number.

Why is 423,846 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 423,846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 47 54 94 141 167 282 334 423 501 846 1,002 1,269 1,503 2,538 3,006 4,509 7,849 9,018 15,698 23,547 47,094 70,641 141,282 211,923 and 423,846, with no remainder.

Since 423,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,846, 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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