Q: Is 428,562 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,562 is a composite number.

Why is 428,562 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 428,562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 821 1,642 2,463 4,926 7,389 14,778 23,809 47,618 71,427 142,854 214,281 and 428,562, with no remainder.

Since 428,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,562, 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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