Q: Is 427,908 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,908 is a composite number.

Why is 427,908 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 427,908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 169 211 338 422 507 633 676 844 1,014 1,266 2,028 2,532 2,743 5,486 8,229 10,972 16,458 32,916 35,659 71,318 106,977 142,636 213,954 and 427,908, with no remainder.

Since 427,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,908, 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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