Q: Is 436,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 436,240 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 436,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 28 35 38 40 41 56 70 76 80 82 95 112 133 140 152 164 190 205 266 280 287 304 328 380 410 532 560 574 656 665 760 779 820 1,064 1,148 1,330 1,435 1,520 1,558 1,640 2,128 2,296 2,660 2,870 3,116 3,280 3,895 4,592 5,320 5,453 5,740 6,232 7,790 10,640 10,906 11,480 12,464 15,580 21,812 22,960 27,265 31,160 43,624 54,530 62,320 87,248 109,060 218,120 and 436,240, with no remainder.

Since 436,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 436,240, 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).