Q: Is 428,568 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,568 is a composite number.

Why is 428,568 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 428,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 2,551 5,102 7,653 10,204 15,306 17,857 20,408 30,612 35,714 53,571 61,224 71,428 107,142 142,856 214,284 and 428,568, with no remainder.

Since 428,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,568, 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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