Q: Is 424,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 424,864 is a composite number.

Why is 424,864 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 424,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 32 34 44 68 71 88 136 142 176 187 272 284 352 374 544 568 748 781 1,136 1,207 1,496 1,562 2,272 2,414 2,992 3,124 4,828 5,984 6,248 9,656 12,496 13,277 19,312 24,992 26,554 38,624 53,108 106,216 212,432 and 424,864, with no remainder.

Since 424,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,864, 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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