Q: Is 427,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,648 is a composite number.

Why is 427,648 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 427,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 64 104 128 208 257 416 514 832 1,028 1,664 2,056 3,341 4,112 6,682 8,224 13,364 16,448 26,728 32,896 53,456 106,912 213,824 and 427,648, with no remainder.

Since 427,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,648, 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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