Q: Is 427,854 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,854 is a composite number.

Why is 427,854 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 427,854 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 61 122 167 183 334 366 427 501 854 1,002 1,169 1,281 2,338 2,562 3,507 7,014 10,187 20,374 30,561 61,122 71,309 142,618 213,927 and 427,854, with no remainder.

Since 427,854 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,854, 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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