Q: Is 432,684 a Composite Number?

Why is 432,684 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 432,684 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 17 18 21 28 34 36 42 51 63 68 84 101 102 119 126 153 202 204 238 252 303 306 357 404 476 606 612 707 714 909 1,071 1,212 1,414 1,428 1,717 1,818 2,121 2,142 2,828 3,434 3,636 4,242 4,284 5,151 6,363 6,868 8,484 10,302 12,019 12,726 15,453 20,604 24,038 25,452 30,906 36,057 48,076 61,812 72,114 108,171 144,228 216,342 and 432,684, with no remainder.

Since 432,684 cannot be divided by just 1 and 432,684, 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).