Q: Is 433,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 433,840 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 433,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 29 34 40 44 55 58 68 80 85 88 110 116 136 145 170 176 187 220 232 272 290 319 340 374 440 464 493 580 638 680 748 880 935 986 1,160 1,276 1,360 1,496 1,595 1,870 1,972 2,320 2,465 2,552 2,992 3,190 3,740 3,944 4,930 5,104 5,423 6,380 7,480 7,888 9,860 10,846 12,760 14,960 19,720 21,692 25,520 27,115 39,440 43,384 54,230 86,768 108,460 216,920 and 433,840, with no remainder.

Since 433,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 433,840, 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).