Q: Is 425,568 a Composite Number?

Why is 425,568 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 425,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 31 32 33 39 44 48 52 62 66 78 88 93 96 104 124 132 143 156 176 186 208 248 264 286 312 341 352 372 403 416 429 496 528 572 624 682 744 806 858 992 1,023 1,056 1,144 1,209 1,248 1,364 1,488 1,612 1,716 2,046 2,288 2,418 2,728 2,976 3,224 3,432 4,092 4,433 4,576 4,836 5,456 6,448 6,864 8,184 8,866 9,672 10,912 12,896 13,299 13,728 16,368 17,732 19,344 26,598 32,736 35,464 38,688 53,196 70,928 106,392 141,856 212,784 and 425,568, with no remainder.

Since 425,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 425,568, 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).