Q: Is 428,544 a Composite Number?

Why is 428,544 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 428,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 31 32 36 48 54 62 64 72 93 96 108 124 128 144 186 192 216 248 256 279 288 372 384 432 496 512 558 576 744 768 837 864 992 1,116 1,152 1,488 1,536 1,674 1,728 1,984 2,232 2,304 2,976 3,348 3,456 3,968 4,464 4,608 5,952 6,696 6,912 7,936 8,928 11,904 13,392 13,824 15,872 17,856 23,808 26,784 35,712 47,616 53,568 71,424 107,136 142,848 214,272 and 428,544, with no remainder.

Since 428,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,544, 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).