Q: Is 428,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,944 is a composite number.

Why is 428,944 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 428,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 19 34 38 68 76 83 136 152 166 272 304 323 332 646 664 1,292 1,328 1,411 1,577 2,584 2,822 3,154 5,168 5,644 6,308 11,288 12,616 22,576 25,232 26,809 53,618 107,236 214,472 and 428,944, with no remainder.

Since 428,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,944, 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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