Q: Is 442,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 442,296 is a composite number.

Why is 442,296 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 442,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 6,143 12,286 18,429 24,572 36,858 49,144 55,287 73,716 110,574 147,432 221,148 and 442,296, with no remainder.

Since 442,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,296, 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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