Q: Is 442,508 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 442,508 is a composite number.

Why is 442,508 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 442,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 89 113 178 226 356 452 979 1,243 1,958 2,486 3,916 4,972 10,057 20,114 40,228 110,627 221,254 and 442,508, with no remainder.

Since 442,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,508, 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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