Q: Is 442,854 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 442,854 is a composite number.

Why is 442,854 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 442,854 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 59 118 139 177 278 354 417 531 834 1,062 1,251 1,593 2,502 3,186 3,753 7,506 8,201 16,402 24,603 49,206 73,809 147,618 221,427 and 442,854, with no remainder.

Since 442,854 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,854, 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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