Q: Is 438,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 438,672 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 438,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 37 38 39 48 52 57 74 76 78 104 111 114 148 152 156 208 222 228 247 296 304 312 444 456 481 494 592 624 703 741 888 912 962 988 1,406 1,443 1,482 1,776 1,924 1,976 2,109 2,812 2,886 2,964 3,848 3,952 4,218 5,624 5,772 5,928 7,696 8,436 9,139 11,248 11,544 11,856 16,872 18,278 23,088 27,417 33,744 36,556 54,834 73,112 109,668 146,224 219,336 and 438,672, with no remainder.

Since 438,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 438,672, 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).