Q: Is 427,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,272 is a composite number.

Why is 427,272 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 427,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 152 228 456 937 1,874 2,811 3,748 5,622 7,496 11,244 17,803 22,488 35,606 53,409 71,212 106,818 142,424 213,636 and 427,272, with no remainder.

Since 427,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,272, 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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