Q: Is 432,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 432,120 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 432,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 277 312 390 520 554 780 831 1,108 1,385 1,560 1,662 2,216 2,770 3,324 3,601 4,155 5,540 6,648 7,202 8,310 10,803 11,080 14,404 16,620 18,005 21,606 28,808 33,240 36,010 43,212 54,015 72,020 86,424 108,030 144,040 216,060 and 432,120, with no remainder.

Since 432,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 432,120, 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).