Q: Is 429,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 429,856 is a composite number.

Why is 429,856 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 429,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 32 38 56 76 101 112 133 152 202 224 266 304 404 532 608 707 808 1,064 1,414 1,616 1,919 2,128 2,828 3,232 3,838 4,256 5,656 7,676 11,312 13,433 15,352 22,624 26,866 30,704 53,732 61,408 107,464 214,928 and 429,856, with no remainder.

Since 429,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,856, 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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