Q: Is 434,351,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 434,351,424 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 434,351,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 156 192 208 312 416 624 832 1,248 2,496 174,019 348,038 522,057 696,076 1,044,114 1,392,152 2,088,228 2,262,247 2,784,304 4,176,456 4,524,494 5,568,608 6,786,741 8,352,912 9,048,988 11,137,216 13,573,482 16,705,824 18,097,976 27,146,964 33,411,648 36,195,952 54,293,928 72,391,904 108,587,856 144,783,808 217,175,712 and 434,351,424, with no remainder.

Since 434,351,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 434,351,424, 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).