Q: Is 427,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 427,680 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 427,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 27 30 32 33 36 40 44 45 48 54 55 60 66 72 80 81 88 90 96 99 108 110 120 132 135 144 160 162 165 176 180 198 216 220 240 243 264 270 288 297 324 330 352 360 396 405 432 440 480 486 495 528 540 594 648 660 720 792 810 864 880 891 972 990 1,056 1,080 1,188 1,215 1,296 1,320 1,440 1,485 1,584 1,620 1,760 1,782 1,944 1,980 2,160 2,376 2,430 2,592 2,640 2,673 2,970 3,168 3,240 3,564 3,888 3,960 4,320 4,455 4,752 4,860 5,280 5,346 5,940 6,480 7,128 7,776 7,920 8,910 9,504 9,720 10,692 11,880 12,960 13,365 14,256 15,840 17,820 19,440 21,384 23,760 26,730 28,512 35,640 38,880 42,768 47,520 53,460 71,280 85,536 106,920 142,560 213,840 and 427,680, with no remainder.

Since 427,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,680, 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).