Q: Is 436,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 436,968 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 436,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 27 28 34 36 42 51 54 56 63 68 72 84 102 108 119 126 136 153 168 189 204 216 238 252 289 306 357 378 408 459 476 504 578 612 714 756 867 918 952 1,071 1,156 1,224 1,428 1,512 1,734 1,836 2,023 2,142 2,312 2,601 2,856 3,213 3,468 3,672 4,046 4,284 5,202 6,069 6,426 6,936 7,803 8,092 8,568 10,404 12,138 12,852 15,606 16,184 18,207 20,808 24,276 25,704 31,212 36,414 48,552 54,621 62,424 72,828 109,242 145,656 218,484 and 436,968, with no remainder.

Since 436,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 436,968, 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).