Q: Is 429,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 429,120 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 429,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 149 160 180 192 240 288 298 320 360 447 480 576 596 720 745 894 960 1,192 1,341 1,440 1,490 1,788 2,235 2,384 2,682 2,880 2,980 3,576 4,470 4,768 5,364 5,960 6,705 7,152 8,940 9,536 10,728 11,920 13,410 14,304 17,880 21,456 23,840 26,820 28,608 35,760 42,912 47,680 53,640 71,520 85,824 107,280 143,040 214,560 and 429,120, with no remainder.

Since 429,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,120, 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).