Q: Is 424,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 424,116 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 424,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 17 18 21 22 27 28 33 34 36 42 44 51 54 63 66 68 77 81 84 99 102 108 119 126 132 153 154 162 187 189 198 204 231 238 252 297 306 308 324 357 374 378 396 459 462 476 561 567 594 612 693 714 748 756 891 918 924 1,071 1,122 1,134 1,188 1,309 1,377 1,386 1,428 1,683 1,782 1,836 2,079 2,142 2,244 2,268 2,618 2,754 2,772 3,213 3,366 3,564 3,927 4,158 4,284 5,049 5,236 5,508 6,237 6,426 6,732 7,854 8,316 9,639 10,098 11,781 12,474 12,852 15,147 15,708 19,278 20,196 23,562 24,948 30,294 35,343 38,556 47,124 60,588 70,686 106,029 141,372 212,058 and 424,116, with no remainder.

Since 424,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,116, 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).