Q: Is 442,221 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 442,221 is a composite number.

Why is 442,221 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 442,221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 17 23 29 39 51 69 87 221 299 377 391 493 663 667 897 1,131 1,173 1,479 2,001 5,083 6,409 8,671 11,339 15,249 19,227 26,013 34,017 147,407 and 442,221, with no remainder.

Since 442,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,221, 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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