Q: Is 424,236,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 424,236,572 is a composite number.

Why is 424,236,572 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 424,236,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 83 166 332 1,033 1,237 2,066 2,474 4,132 4,948 85,739 102,671 171,478 205,342 342,956 410,684 1,277,821 2,555,642 5,111,284 106,059,143 212,118,286 and 424,236,572, with no remainder.

Since 424,236,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,236,572, 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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