Q: Is 428,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,848 is a composite number.

Why is 428,848 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 428,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 49 56 98 112 196 392 547 784 1,094 2,188 3,829 4,376 7,658 8,752 15,316 26,803 30,632 53,606 61,264 107,212 214,424 and 428,848, with no remainder.

Since 428,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,848, 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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