Q: Is 679,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 679,420 is a composite number.

Why is 679,420 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 679,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 28 35 46 70 92 115 140 161 211 230 322 422 460 644 805 844 1,055 1,477 1,610 2,110 2,954 3,220 4,220 4,853 5,908 7,385 9,706 14,770 19,412 24,265 29,540 33,971 48,530 67,942 97,060 135,884 169,855 339,710 and 679,420, with no remainder.

Since 679,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 679,420, 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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