Q: Is 427,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,504 is a composite number.

Why is 427,504 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 427,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 77 88 112 154 176 308 347 616 694 1,232 1,388 2,429 2,776 3,817 4,858 5,552 7,634 9,716 15,268 19,432 26,719 30,536 38,864 53,438 61,072 106,876 213,752 and 427,504, with no remainder.

Since 427,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,504, 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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