Q: Is 412,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 412,720 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 412,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 35 40 44 55 56 67 70 77 80 88 110 112 134 140 154 176 220 268 280 308 335 385 440 469 536 560 616 670 737 770 880 938 1,072 1,232 1,340 1,474 1,540 1,876 2,345 2,680 2,948 3,080 3,685 3,752 4,690 5,159 5,360 5,896 6,160 7,370 7,504 9,380 10,318 11,792 14,740 18,760 20,636 25,795 29,480 37,520 41,272 51,590 58,960 82,544 103,180 206,360 and 412,720, with no remainder.

Since 412,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 412,720, 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).