Q: Is 427,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,840 is a composite number.

Why is 427,840 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 427,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 140 160 191 224 280 320 382 448 560 764 955 1,120 1,337 1,528 1,910 2,240 2,674 3,056 3,820 5,348 6,112 6,685 7,640 10,696 12,224 13,370 15,280 21,392 26,740 30,560 42,784 53,480 61,120 85,568 106,960 213,920 and 427,840, with no remainder.

Since 427,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,840, 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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