Q: Is 428,736 a Composite Number?

Why is 428,736 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 428,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 29 32 33 42 44 48 56 58 64 66 77 84 87 88 96 112 116 132 154 168 174 176 192 203 224 231 232 264 308 319 336 348 352 406 448 462 464 528 609 616 638 672 696 704 812 924 928 957 1,056 1,218 1,232 1,276 1,344 1,392 1,624 1,848 1,856 1,914 2,112 2,233 2,436 2,464 2,552 2,784 3,248 3,696 3,828 4,466 4,872 4,928 5,104 5,568 6,496 6,699 7,392 7,656 8,932 9,744 10,208 12,992 13,398 14,784 15,312 17,864 19,488 20,416 26,796 30,624 35,728 38,976 53,592 61,248 71,456 107,184 142,912 214,368 and 428,736, with no remainder.

Since 428,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,736, 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).