Q: Is 426,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 426,140 is a composite number.

Why is 426,140 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 426,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 26 44 52 55 65 110 130 143 149 220 260 286 298 572 596 715 745 1,430 1,490 1,639 1,937 2,860 2,980 3,278 3,874 6,556 7,748 8,195 9,685 16,390 19,370 21,307 32,780 38,740 42,614 85,228 106,535 213,070 and 426,140, with no remainder.

Since 426,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,140, 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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