Q: Is 429,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 429,800 is a composite number.

Why is 429,800 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 429,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 140 175 200 280 307 350 614 700 1,228 1,400 1,535 2,149 2,456 3,070 4,298 6,140 7,675 8,596 10,745 12,280 15,350 17,192 21,490 30,700 42,980 53,725 61,400 85,960 107,450 214,900 and 429,800, with no remainder.

Since 429,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,800, 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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