Q: Is 427,344 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,344 is a composite number.

Why is 427,344 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 427,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 48 58 87 116 174 232 307 348 464 614 696 921 1,228 1,392 1,842 2,456 3,684 4,912 7,368 8,903 14,736 17,806 26,709 35,612 53,418 71,224 106,836 142,448 213,672 and 427,344, with no remainder.

Since 427,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,344, 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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