Q: Is 436,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 436,560 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 436,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 107 120 136 170 204 214 240 255 272 321 340 408 428 510 535 642 680 816 856 1,020 1,070 1,284 1,360 1,605 1,712 1,819 2,040 2,140 2,568 3,210 3,638 4,080 4,280 5,136 5,457 6,420 7,276 8,560 9,095 10,914 12,840 14,552 18,190 21,828 25,680 27,285 29,104 36,380 43,656 54,570 72,760 87,312 109,140 145,520 218,280 and 436,560, with no remainder.

Since 436,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 436,560, 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).