Q: Is 427,644 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,644 is a composite number.

Why is 427,644 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 427,644 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 1,697 3,394 5,091 6,788 10,182 11,879 15,273 20,364 23,758 30,546 35,637 47,516 61,092 71,274 106,911 142,548 213,822 and 427,644, with no remainder.

Since 427,644 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,644, 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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