Q: Is 427,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,040 is a composite number.

Why is 427,040 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 427,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 68 80 85 136 157 160 170 272 314 340 544 628 680 785 1,256 1,360 1,570 2,512 2,669 2,720 3,140 5,024 5,338 6,280 10,676 12,560 13,345 21,352 25,120 26,690 42,704 53,380 85,408 106,760 213,520 and 427,040, with no remainder.

Since 427,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,040, 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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