Q: Is 427,230 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,230 is a composite number.

Why is 427,230 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 427,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 47 90 94 101 141 202 235 282 303 423 470 505 606 705 846 909 1,010 1,410 1,515 1,818 2,115 3,030 4,230 4,545 4,747 9,090 9,494 14,241 23,735 28,482 42,723 47,470 71,205 85,446 142,410 213,615 and 427,230, with no remainder.

Since 427,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,230, 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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