Q: Is 43,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 43,428 is a composite number.

Why is 43,428 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 43,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 47 66 77 84 94 132 141 154 188 231 282 308 329 462 517 564 658 924 987 1,034 1,316 1,551 1,974 2,068 3,102 3,619 3,948 6,204 7,238 10,857 14,476 21,714 and 43,428, with no remainder.

Since 43,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,428, 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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