Q: Is 428,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,200 is a composite number.

Why is 428,200 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 428,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 2,141 4,282 8,564 10,705 17,128 21,410 42,820 53,525 85,640 107,050 214,100 and 428,200, with no remainder.

Since 428,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,200, 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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