Q: Is 427,278 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,278 is a composite number.

Why is 427,278 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 427,278 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 59 71 102 118 142 177 213 354 426 1,003 1,207 2,006 2,414 3,009 3,621 4,189 6,018 7,242 8,378 12,567 25,134 71,213 142,426 213,639 and 427,278, with no remainder.

Since 427,278 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,278, 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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