Q: Is 429,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 429,660 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 429,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 20 21 22 28 30 31 33 35 36 42 44 45 55 60 62 63 66 70 77 84 90 93 99 105 110 124 126 132 140 154 155 165 180 186 198 210 217 220 231 252 279 308 310 315 330 341 372 385 396 420 434 462 465 495 558 620 630 651 660 682 693 770 868 924 930 990 1,023 1,085 1,116 1,155 1,260 1,302 1,364 1,386 1,395 1,540 1,705 1,860 1,953 1,980 2,046 2,170 2,310 2,387 2,604 2,772 2,790 3,069 3,255 3,410 3,465 3,906 4,092 4,340 4,620 4,774 5,115 5,580 6,138 6,510 6,820 6,930 7,161 7,812 9,548 9,765 10,230 11,935 12,276 13,020 13,860 14,322 15,345 19,530 20,460 21,483 23,870 28,644 30,690 35,805 39,060 42,966 47,740 61,380 71,610 85,932 107,415 143,220 214,830 and 429,660, with no remainder.

Since 429,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,660, 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).