Q: Is 427,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,400 is a composite number.

Why is 427,400 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 427,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 2,137 4,274 8,548 10,685 17,096 21,370 42,740 53,425 85,480 106,850 213,700 and 427,400, with no remainder.

Since 427,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,400, 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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