Q: Is 427,284 a Composite Number?

Why is 427,284 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 427,284 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 33 36 39 44 52 66 78 83 99 117 132 143 156 166 198 234 249 286 332 396 429 468 498 572 747 858 913 996 1,079 1,287 1,494 1,716 1,826 2,158 2,574 2,739 2,988 3,237 3,652 4,316 5,148 5,478 6,474 8,217 9,711 10,956 11,869 12,948 16,434 19,422 23,738 32,868 35,607 38,844 47,476 71,214 106,821 142,428 213,642 and 427,284, with no remainder.

Since 427,284 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,284, 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).