Q: Is 426,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 426,720 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 426,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 127 140 160 168 210 224 240 254 280 336 381 420 480 508 560 635 672 762 840 889 1,016 1,120 1,270 1,524 1,680 1,778 1,905 2,032 2,540 2,667 3,048 3,360 3,556 3,810 4,064 4,445 5,080 5,334 6,096 7,112 7,620 8,890 10,160 10,668 12,192 13,335 14,224 15,240 17,780 20,320 21,336 26,670 28,448 30,480 35,560 42,672 53,340 60,960 71,120 85,344 106,680 142,240 213,360 and 426,720, with no remainder.

Since 426,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,720, 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).