Q: Is 423,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 423,360 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 423,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 49 54 56 60 63 64 70 72 80 84 90 96 98 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 147 160 168 180 189 192 196 210 216 224 240 245 252 270 280 288 294 315 320 336 360 378 392 420 432 441 448 480 490 504 540 560 576 588 630 672 720 735 756 784 840 864 882 945 960 980 1,008 1,080 1,120 1,176 1,260 1,323 1,344 1,440 1,470 1,512 1,568 1,680 1,728 1,764 1,890 1,960 2,016 2,160 2,205 2,240 2,352 2,520 2,646 2,880 2,940 3,024 3,136 3,360 3,528 3,780 3,920 4,032 4,320 4,410 4,704 5,040 5,292 5,880 6,048 6,615 6,720 7,056 7,560 7,840 8,640 8,820 9,408 10,080 10,584 11,760 12,096 13,230 14,112 15,120 15,680 17,640 20,160 21,168 23,520 26,460 28,224 30,240 35,280 42,336 47,040 52,920 60,480 70,560 84,672 105,840 141,120 211,680 and 423,360, with no remainder.

Since 423,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,360, 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).