Q: Is 434,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 434,928 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 434,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 34 39 41 48 51 52 68 78 82 102 104 123 136 156 164 204 208 221 246 272 312 328 408 442 492 533 624 656 663 697 816 884 984 1,066 1,326 1,394 1,599 1,768 1,968 2,091 2,132 2,652 2,788 3,198 3,536 4,182 4,264 5,304 5,576 6,396 8,364 8,528 9,061 10,608 11,152 12,792 16,728 18,122 25,584 27,183 33,456 36,244 54,366 72,488 108,732 144,976 217,464 and 434,928, with no remainder.

Since 434,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 434,928, 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).