Q: Is 426,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 426,240 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 426,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 37 40 45 48 60 64 72 74 80 90 96 111 120 128 144 148 160 180 185 192 222 240 256 288 296 320 333 360 370 384 444 480 555 576 592 640 666 720 740 768 888 960 1,110 1,152 1,184 1,280 1,332 1,440 1,480 1,665 1,776 1,920 2,220 2,304 2,368 2,664 2,880 2,960 3,330 3,552 3,840 4,440 4,736 5,328 5,760 5,920 6,660 7,104 8,880 9,472 10,656 11,520 11,840 13,320 14,208 17,760 21,312 23,680 26,640 28,416 35,520 42,624 47,360 53,280 71,040 85,248 106,560 142,080 213,120 and 426,240, with no remainder.

Since 426,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,240, 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).