Q: Is 412,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 412,920 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 412,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 31 36 37 40 45 60 62 72 74 90 93 111 120 124 148 155 180 185 186 222 248 279 296 310 333 360 370 372 444 465 555 558 620 666 740 744 888 930 1,110 1,116 1,147 1,240 1,332 1,395 1,480 1,665 1,860 2,220 2,232 2,294 2,664 2,790 3,330 3,441 3,720 4,440 4,588 5,580 5,735 6,660 6,882 9,176 10,323 11,160 11,470 13,320 13,764 17,205 20,646 22,940 27,528 34,410 41,292 45,880 51,615 68,820 82,584 103,230 137,640 206,460 and 412,920, with no remainder.

Since 412,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 412,920, 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).