Q: Is 437,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 437,360 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 437,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 35 40 44 55 56 70 71 77 80 88 110 112 140 142 154 176 220 280 284 308 355 385 440 497 560 568 616 710 770 781 880 994 1,136 1,232 1,420 1,540 1,562 1,988 2,485 2,840 3,080 3,124 3,905 3,976 4,970 5,467 5,680 6,160 6,248 7,810 7,952 9,940 10,934 12,496 15,620 19,880 21,868 27,335 31,240 39,760 43,736 54,670 62,480 87,472 109,340 218,680 and 437,360, with no remainder.

Since 437,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 437,360, 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).