Q: Is 428,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 428,472 is a composite number.

Why is 428,472 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 428,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 66 72 88 99 132 198 264 396 541 792 1,082 1,623 2,164 3,246 4,328 4,869 5,951 6,492 9,738 11,902 12,984 17,853 19,476 23,804 35,706 38,952 47,608 53,559 71,412 107,118 142,824 214,236 and 428,472, with no remainder.

Since 428,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,472, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 428,470428,471428,473428,474
Composite? yesnonoyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 428,472:


Ask a Question