Q: Is 443,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 443,352 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 443,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 29 39 42 49 52 56 58 78 84 87 91 98 104 116 147 156 168 174 182 196 203 232 273 294 312 348 364 377 392 406 546 588 609 637 696 728 754 812 1,092 1,131 1,176 1,218 1,274 1,421 1,508 1,624 1,911 2,184 2,262 2,436 2,548 2,639 2,842 3,016 3,822 4,263 4,524 4,872 5,096 5,278 5,684 7,644 7,917 8,526 9,048 10,556 11,368 15,288 15,834 17,052 18,473 21,112 31,668 34,104 36,946 55,419 63,336 73,892 110,838 147,784 221,676 and 443,352, with no remainder.

Since 443,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 443,352, 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).