Q: Is 428,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,948 is a composite number.

Why is 428,948 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 428,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 73 113 146 226 292 452 949 1,469 1,898 2,938 3,796 5,876 8,249 16,498 32,996 107,237 214,474 and 428,948, with no remainder.

Since 428,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,948, 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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