Q: Is 435,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 435,960 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 435,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 173 180 210 252 280 315 346 360 420 504 519 630 692 840 865 1,038 1,211 1,260 1,384 1,557 1,730 2,076 2,422 2,520 2,595 3,114 3,460 3,633 4,152 4,844 5,190 6,055 6,228 6,920 7,266 7,785 9,688 10,380 10,899 12,110 12,456 14,532 15,570 18,165 20,760 21,798 24,220 29,064 31,140 36,330 43,596 48,440 54,495 62,280 72,660 87,192 108,990 145,320 217,980 and 435,960, with no remainder.

Since 435,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 435,960, 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).