Q: Is 429,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 429,240 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 429,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 73 84 98 105 120 140 146 147 168 196 210 219 245 280 292 294 365 392 420 438 490 511 584 588 730 735 840 876 980 1,022 1,095 1,176 1,460 1,470 1,533 1,752 1,960 2,044 2,190 2,555 2,920 2,940 3,066 3,577 4,088 4,380 5,110 5,880 6,132 7,154 7,665 8,760 10,220 10,731 12,264 14,308 15,330 17,885 20,440 21,462 28,616 30,660 35,770 42,924 53,655 61,320 71,540 85,848 107,310 143,080 214,620 and 429,240, with no remainder.

Since 429,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,240, 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).