Q: Is 428,428 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 428,428 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 428,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 13 14 22 26 28 44 52 77 91 107 143 154 182 214 286 308 364 428 572 749 1,001 1,177 1,391 1,498 2,002 2,354 2,782 2,996 4,004 4,708 5,564 8,239 9,737 15,301 16,478 19,474 30,602 32,956 38,948 61,204 107,107 214,214 and 428,428, with no remainder.

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