Q: Is 432,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 432,000 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 432,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 64 72 75 80 90 96 100 108 120 125 128 135 144 150 160 180 192 200 216 225 240 250 270 288 300 320 360 375 384 400 432 450 480 500 540 576 600 640 675 720 750 800 864 900 960 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,152 1,200 1,350 1,440 1,500 1,600 1,728 1,800 1,920 2,000 2,160 2,250 2,400 2,700 2,880 3,000 3,200 3,375 3,456 3,600 4,000 4,320 4,500 4,800 5,400 5,760 6,000 6,750 7,200 8,000 8,640 9,000 9,600 10,800 12,000 13,500 14,400 16,000 17,280 18,000 21,600 24,000 27,000 28,800 36,000 43,200 48,000 54,000 72,000 86,400 108,000 144,000 216,000 and 432,000, with no remainder.

Since 432,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 432,000, 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).