Q: Is 434,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 434,520 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 434,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 51 60 68 71 72 85 90 102 120 136 142 153 170 180 204 213 255 284 306 340 355 360 408 426 510 568 612 639 680 710 765 852 1,020 1,065 1,207 1,224 1,278 1,420 1,530 1,704 2,040 2,130 2,414 2,556 2,840 3,060 3,195 3,621 4,260 4,828 5,112 6,035 6,120 6,390 7,242 8,520 9,656 10,863 12,070 12,780 14,484 18,105 21,726 24,140 25,560 28,968 36,210 43,452 48,280 54,315 72,420 86,904 108,630 144,840 217,260 and 434,520, with no remainder.

Since 434,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 434,520, 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).