Q: Is 430,542 a Composite Number?

Why is 430,542 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 430,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 27 34 42 51 54 63 67 102 119 126 134 153 189 201 238 306 357 378 402 459 469 603 714 918 938 1,071 1,139 1,206 1,407 1,809 2,142 2,278 2,814 3,213 3,417 3,618 4,221 6,426 6,834 7,973 8,442 10,251 12,663 15,946 20,502 23,919 25,326 30,753 47,838 61,506 71,757 143,514 215,271 and 430,542, with no remainder.

Since 430,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 430,542, 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).