Q: Is 427,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,460 is a composite number.

Why is 427,460 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 427,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 29 44 55 58 67 110 116 134 145 220 268 290 319 335 580 638 670 737 1,276 1,340 1,474 1,595 1,943 2,948 3,190 3,685 3,886 6,380 7,370 7,772 9,715 14,740 19,430 21,373 38,860 42,746 85,492 106,865 213,730 and 427,460, with no remainder.

Since 427,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,460, 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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