Q: Is 442,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 442,872 is a composite number.

Why is 442,872 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 442,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 6,151 12,302 18,453 24,604 36,906 49,208 55,359 73,812 110,718 147,624 221,436 and 442,872, with no remainder.

Since 442,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,872, 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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