Q: Is 427,764 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,764 is a composite number.

Why is 427,764 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 427,764 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 43 86 129 172 258 516 829 1,658 2,487 3,316 4,974 9,948 35,647 71,294 106,941 142,588 213,882 and 427,764, with no remainder.

Since 427,764 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,764, 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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