Q: Is 429,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 429,984 is a composite number.

Why is 429,984 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 429,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 1,493 2,986 4,479 5,972 8,958 11,944 13,437 17,916 23,888 26,874 35,832 47,776 53,748 71,664 107,496 143,328 214,992 and 429,984, with no remainder.

Since 429,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,984, 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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