Q: Is 428,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,978 is a composite number.

Why is 428,978 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 428,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 31 34 37 62 74 187 341 374 407 527 629 682 814 1,054 1,147 1,258 2,294 5,797 6,919 11,594 12,617 13,838 19,499 25,234 38,998 214,489 and 428,978, with no remainder.

Since 428,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,978, 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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