Q: Is 420,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 420,462 is a composite number.

Why is 420,462 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 420,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 47 63 71 94 126 141 142 213 282 329 423 426 497 639 658 846 987 994 1,278 1,491 1,974 2,961 2,982 3,337 4,473 5,922 6,674 8,946 10,011 20,022 23,359 30,033 46,718 60,066 70,077 140,154 210,231 and 420,462, with no remainder.

Since 420,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,462, 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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