Q: Is 457,436 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 457,436 is a composite number.

Why is 457,436 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 457,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 31 34 62 68 119 124 217 238 434 476 527 868 961 1,054 1,922 2,108 3,689 3,844 6,727 7,378 13,454 14,756 16,337 26,908 32,674 65,348 114,359 228,718 and 457,436, with no remainder.

Since 457,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,436, 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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