Q: Is 427,668 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,668 is a composite number.

Why is 427,668 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 427,668 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 157 227 314 454 471 628 681 908 942 1,362 1,884 2,724 35,639 71,278 106,917 142,556 213,834 and 427,668, with no remainder.

Since 427,668 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,668, 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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