Q: Is 427,868 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,868 is a composite number.

Why is 427,868 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 427,868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 37 49 59 74 98 118 148 196 236 259 413 518 826 1,036 1,652 1,813 2,183 2,891 3,626 4,366 5,782 7,252 8,732 11,564 15,281 30,562 61,124 106,967 213,934 and 427,868, with no remainder.

Since 427,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,868, 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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