Q: Is 437,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 437,920 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 437,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 23 28 32 34 35 40 46 56 68 70 80 85 92 112 115 119 136 140 160 161 170 184 224 230 238 272 280 322 340 368 391 460 476 544 560 595 644 680 736 782 805 920 952 1,120 1,190 1,288 1,360 1,564 1,610 1,840 1,904 1,955 2,380 2,576 2,720 2,737 3,128 3,220 3,680 3,808 3,910 4,760 5,152 5,474 6,256 6,440 7,820 9,520 10,948 12,512 12,880 13,685 15,640 19,040 21,896 25,760 27,370 31,280 43,792 54,740 62,560 87,584 109,480 218,960 and 437,920, with no remainder.

Since 437,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 437,920, 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).