Q: Is 430,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 430,848 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 430,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 17 18 22 24 32 33 34 36 44 48 51 64 66 68 72 88 96 99 102 128 132 136 144 153 176 187 192 198 204 256 264 272 288 306 352 374 384 396 408 528 544 561 576 612 704 748 768 792 816 1,056 1,088 1,122 1,152 1,224 1,408 1,496 1,584 1,632 1,683 2,112 2,176 2,244 2,304 2,448 2,816 2,992 3,168 3,264 3,366 4,224 4,352 4,488 4,896 5,984 6,336 6,528 6,732 8,448 8,976 9,792 11,968 12,672 13,056 13,464 17,952 19,584 23,936 25,344 26,928 35,904 39,168 47,872 53,856 71,808 107,712 143,616 215,424 and 430,848, with no remainder.

Since 430,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 430,848, 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).