Q: Is 427,176 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,176 is a composite number.

Why is 427,176 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 427,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 34 36 51 68 72 102 136 153 204 306 349 408 612 698 1,047 1,224 1,396 2,094 2,792 3,141 4,188 5,933 6,282 8,376 11,866 12,564 17,799 23,732 25,128 35,598 47,464 53,397 71,196 106,794 142,392 213,588 and 427,176, with no remainder.

Since 427,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,176, 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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