Q: Is 424,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 424,368 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 424,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 421 504 842 1,008 1,263 1,684 2,526 2,947 3,368 3,789 5,052 5,894 6,736 7,578 8,841 10,104 11,788 15,156 17,682 20,208 23,576 26,523 30,312 35,364 47,152 53,046 60,624 70,728 106,092 141,456 212,184 and 424,368, with no remainder.

Since 424,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,368, 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).