Q: Is 434,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 434,280 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 434,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 24 28 30 33 35 40 42 44 47 55 56 60 66 70 77 84 88 94 105 110 120 132 140 141 154 165 168 188 210 220 231 235 264 280 282 308 329 330 376 385 420 440 462 470 517 564 616 658 660 705 770 840 924 940 987 1,034 1,128 1,155 1,316 1,320 1,410 1,540 1,551 1,645 1,848 1,880 1,974 2,068 2,310 2,585 2,632 2,820 3,080 3,102 3,290 3,619 3,948 4,136 4,620 4,935 5,170 5,640 6,204 6,580 7,238 7,755 7,896 9,240 9,870 10,340 10,857 12,408 13,160 14,476 15,510 18,095 19,740 20,680 21,714 28,952 31,020 36,190 39,480 43,428 54,285 62,040 72,380 86,856 108,570 144,760 217,140 and 434,280, with no remainder.

Since 434,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 434,280, 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).