Q: Is 427,779 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,779 is a composite number.

Why is 427,779 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 427,779 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 29 33 87 99 149 261 319 447 957 1,341 1,639 2,871 4,321 4,917 12,963 14,751 38,889 47,531 142,593 and 427,779, with no remainder.

Since 427,779 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,779, 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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