Q: Is 428,604 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,604 is a composite number.

Why is 428,604 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 428,604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 17 22 33 34 44 51 66 68 102 132 187 191 204 374 382 561 573 748 764 1,122 1,146 2,101 2,244 2,292 3,247 4,202 6,303 6,494 8,404 9,741 12,606 12,988 19,482 25,212 35,717 38,964 71,434 107,151 142,868 214,302 and 428,604, with no remainder.

Since 428,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,604, 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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