Q: Is 422,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 422,240 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 422,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 26 28 29 32 35 40 52 56 58 65 70 80 91 104 112 116 130 140 145 160 182 203 208 224 232 260 280 290 364 377 406 416 455 464 520 560 580 728 754 812 910 928 1,015 1,040 1,120 1,160 1,456 1,508 1,624 1,820 1,885 2,030 2,080 2,320 2,639 2,912 3,016 3,248 3,640 3,770 4,060 4,640 5,278 6,032 6,496 7,280 7,540 8,120 10,556 12,064 13,195 14,560 15,080 16,240 21,112 26,390 30,160 32,480 42,224 52,780 60,320 84,448 105,560 211,120 and 422,240, with no remainder.

Since 422,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,240, 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).