Q: Is 427,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,900 is a composite number.

Why is 427,900 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 427,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 220 275 389 550 778 1,100 1,556 1,945 3,890 4,279 7,780 8,558 9,725 17,116 19,450 21,395 38,900 42,790 85,580 106,975 213,950 and 427,900, with no remainder.

Since 427,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,900, 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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