Q: Is 426,144 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 426,144 is a composite number.

Why is 426,144 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 426,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 46 48 69 92 96 138 184 193 276 368 386 552 579 736 772 1,104 1,158 1,544 2,208 2,316 3,088 4,439 4,632 6,176 8,878 9,264 13,317 17,756 18,528 26,634 35,512 53,268 71,024 106,536 142,048 213,072 and 426,144, with no remainder.

Since 426,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,144, 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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