Q: Is 423,696 a Composite Number?

Why is 423,696 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 423,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 42 48 52 56 78 84 91 97 104 112 156 168 182 194 208 273 291 312 336 364 388 546 582 624 679 728 776 1,092 1,164 1,261 1,358 1,456 1,552 2,037 2,184 2,328 2,522 2,716 3,783 4,074 4,368 4,656 5,044 5,432 7,566 8,148 8,827 10,088 10,864 15,132 16,296 17,654 20,176 26,481 30,264 32,592 35,308 52,962 60,528 70,616 105,924 141,232 211,848 and 423,696, with no remainder.

Since 423,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,696, 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).