Q: Is 427,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,880 is a composite number.

Why is 427,880 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 427,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 76 95 152 190 380 563 760 1,126 2,252 2,815 4,504 5,630 10,697 11,260 21,394 22,520 42,788 53,485 85,576 106,970 213,940 and 427,880, with no remainder.

Since 427,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,880, 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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