Q: Is 409,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 409,032 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 409,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 19 23 24 26 36 38 39 46 52 57 69 72 76 78 92 104 114 117 138 152 156 171 184 207 228 234 247 276 299 312 342 414 437 456 468 494 552 598 684 741 828 874 897 936 988 1,196 1,311 1,368 1,482 1,656 1,748 1,794 1,976 2,223 2,392 2,622 2,691 2,964 3,496 3,588 3,933 4,446 5,244 5,382 5,681 5,928 7,176 7,866 8,892 10,488 10,764 11,362 15,732 17,043 17,784 21,528 22,724 31,464 34,086 45,448 51,129 68,172 102,258 136,344 204,516 and 409,032, with no remainder.

Since 409,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 409,032, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).