Q: Is 428,616 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,616 is a composite number.

Why is 428,616 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 428,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 5,953 11,906 17,859 23,812 35,718 47,624 53,577 71,436 107,154 142,872 214,308 and 428,616, with no remainder.

Since 428,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,616, 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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