Q: Is 462,427,376 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 462,427,376 is a composite number.

Why is 462,427,376 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 462,427,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,753 3,506 7,012 14,024 16,487 28,048 32,974 65,948 131,896 263,792 28,901,711 57,803,422 115,606,844 231,213,688 and 462,427,376, with no remainder.

Since 462,427,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,427,376, 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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