Q: Is 424,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 424,840 is a composite number.

Why is 424,840 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 424,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 19 20 26 38 40 43 52 65 76 86 95 104 130 152 172 190 215 247 260 344 380 430 494 520 559 760 817 860 988 1,118 1,235 1,634 1,720 1,976 2,236 2,470 2,795 3,268 4,085 4,472 4,940 5,590 6,536 8,170 9,880 10,621 11,180 16,340 21,242 22,360 32,680 42,484 53,105 84,968 106,210 212,420 and 424,840, with no remainder.

Since 424,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,840, 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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