Q: Is 426,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 426,492 is a composite number.

Why is 426,492 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 426,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 99 108 132 198 297 359 396 594 718 1,077 1,188 1,436 2,154 3,231 3,949 4,308 6,462 7,898 9,693 11,847 12,924 15,796 19,386 23,694 35,541 38,772 47,388 71,082 106,623 142,164 213,246 and 426,492, with no remainder.

Since 426,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,492, 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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