Q: Is 422,568 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,568 is a composite number.

Why is 422,568 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 422,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 5,869 11,738 17,607 23,476 35,214 46,952 52,821 70,428 105,642 140,856 211,284 and 422,568, with no remainder.

Since 422,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,568, 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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