Q: Is 426,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 426,496 is a composite number.

Why is 426,496 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 426,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 32 34 49 56 64 68 98 112 119 128 136 196 224 238 256 272 392 448 476 512 544 784 833 896 952 1,088 1,568 1,666 1,792 1,904 2,176 3,136 3,332 3,584 3,808 4,352 6,272 6,664 7,616 8,704 12,544 13,328 15,232 25,088 26,656 30,464 53,312 60,928 106,624 213,248 and 426,496, with no remainder.

Since 426,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,496, 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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