Q: Is 404,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 404,880 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 404,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 241 280 336 420 482 560 723 840 964 1,205 1,446 1,680 1,687 1,928 2,410 2,892 3,374 3,615 3,856 4,820 5,061 5,784 6,748 7,230 8,435 9,640 10,122 11,568 13,496 14,460 16,870 19,280 20,244 25,305 26,992 28,920 33,740 40,488 50,610 57,840 67,480 80,976 101,220 134,960 202,440 and 404,880, with no remainder.

Since 404,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 404,880, 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).