Q: Is 427,024 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,024 is a composite number.

Why is 427,024 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 427,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 2,053 4,106 8,212 16,424 26,689 32,848 53,378 106,756 213,512 and 427,024, with no remainder.

Since 427,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,024, 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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