Q: Is 426,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 426,216 is a composite number.

Why is 426,216 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 426,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 43 56 59 84 86 118 129 168 172 177 236 258 301 344 354 413 472 516 602 708 826 903 1,032 1,204 1,239 1,416 1,652 1,806 2,408 2,478 2,537 3,304 3,612 4,956 5,074 7,224 7,611 9,912 10,148 15,222 17,759 20,296 30,444 35,518 53,277 60,888 71,036 106,554 142,072 213,108 and 426,216, with no remainder.

Since 426,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,216, 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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