Q: Is 420,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 420,888 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 420,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 19 24 26 38 39 52 57 71 76 78 104 114 142 152 156 213 228 247 284 312 426 456 494 568 741 852 923 988 1,349 1,482 1,704 1,846 1,976 2,698 2,769 2,964 3,692 4,047 5,396 5,538 5,928 7,384 8,094 10,792 11,076 16,188 17,537 22,152 32,376 35,074 52,611 70,148 105,222 140,296 210,444 and 420,888, with no remainder.

Since 420,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,888, 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).