Q: Is 426,972 a Composite Number?

Why is 426,972 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 426,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 17 21 23 26 28 34 39 42 46 51 52 68 69 78 84 91 92 102 119 138 156 161 182 204 221 238 273 276 299 322 357 364 391 442 476 483 546 598 644 663 714 782 884 897 966 1,092 1,173 1,196 1,326 1,428 1,547 1,564 1,794 1,932 2,093 2,346 2,652 2,737 3,094 3,588 4,186 4,641 4,692 5,083 5,474 6,188 6,279 8,211 8,372 9,282 10,166 10,948 12,558 15,249 16,422 18,564 20,332 25,116 30,498 32,844 35,581 60,996 71,162 106,743 142,324 213,486 and 426,972, with no remainder.

Since 426,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,972, 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).