Q: Is 416,988 a Composite Number?

Why is 416,988 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 416,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 27 33 36 39 44 52 54 66 78 81 99 108 117 132 143 156 162 198 234 243 286 297 324 351 396 429 468 486 572 594 702 729 858 891 972 1,053 1,188 1,287 1,404 1,458 1,716 1,782 2,106 2,574 2,673 2,916 3,159 3,564 3,861 4,212 5,148 5,346 6,318 7,722 8,019 9,477 10,692 11,583 12,636 15,444 16,038 18,954 23,166 32,076 34,749 37,908 46,332 69,498 104,247 138,996 208,494 and 416,988, with no remainder.

Since 416,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 416,988, 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).