Q: Is 427,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,008 is a composite number.

Why is 427,008 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 427,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 139 192 256 278 384 417 512 556 768 834 1,024 1,112 1,536 1,668 2,224 3,072 3,336 4,448 6,672 8,896 13,344 17,792 26,688 35,584 53,376 71,168 106,752 142,336 213,504 and 427,008, with no remainder.

Since 427,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,008, 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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