Q: Is 429,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 429,840 is a composite number.

Why is 429,840 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 429,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 199 216 240 270 360 398 432 540 597 720 796 995 1,080 1,194 1,592 1,791 1,990 2,160 2,388 2,985 3,184 3,582 3,980 4,776 5,373 5,970 7,164 7,960 8,955 9,552 10,746 11,940 14,328 15,920 17,910 21,492 23,880 26,865 28,656 35,820 42,984 47,760 53,730 71,640 85,968 107,460 143,280 214,920 and 429,840, with no remainder.

Since 429,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,840, 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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