Q: Is 437,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 437,304 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 437,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 19 21 24 28 38 42 56 57 76 84 114 133 137 152 168 228 266 274 399 411 456 532 548 798 822 959 1,064 1,096 1,596 1,644 1,918 2,603 2,877 3,192 3,288 3,836 5,206 5,754 7,672 7,809 10,412 11,508 15,618 18,221 20,824 23,016 31,236 36,442 54,663 62,472 72,884 109,326 145,768 218,652 and 437,304, with no remainder.

Since 437,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 437,304, 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).