Q: Is 427,788 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,788 is a composite number.

Why is 427,788 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 427,788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 34 36 51 54 68 102 108 153 204 233 306 459 466 612 699 918 932 1,398 1,836 2,097 2,796 3,961 4,194 6,291 7,922 8,388 11,883 12,582 15,844 23,766 25,164 35,649 47,532 71,298 106,947 142,596 213,894 and 427,788, with no remainder.

Since 427,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,788, 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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