Q: Is 421,515 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 421,515 is a composite number.

Why is 421,515 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 421,515 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 19 29 45 51 57 85 87 95 145 153 171 255 261 285 323 435 493 551 765 855 969 1,305 1,479 1,615 1,653 2,465 2,755 2,907 4,437 4,845 4,959 7,395 8,265 9,367 14,535 22,185 24,795 28,101 46,835 84,303 140,505 and 421,515, with no remainder.

Since 421,515 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,515, 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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