Q: Is 438,912 a Composite Number?

Why is 438,912 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 438,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 127 128 144 192 216 254 288 381 384 432 508 576 762 864 1,016 1,143 1,152 1,524 1,728 2,032 2,286 3,048 3,429 3,456 4,064 4,572 6,096 6,858 8,128 9,144 12,192 13,716 16,256 18,288 24,384 27,432 36,576 48,768 54,864 73,152 109,728 146,304 219,456 and 438,912, with no remainder.

Since 438,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 438,912, 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).