Q: Is 406,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 406,080 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 406,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 47 48 54 60 64 72 80 90 94 96 108 120 135 141 144 160 180 188 192 216 235 240 270 282 288 320 360 376 423 432 470 480 540 564 576 705 720 752 846 864 940 960 1,080 1,128 1,269 1,410 1,440 1,504 1,692 1,728 1,880 2,115 2,160 2,256 2,538 2,820 2,880 3,008 3,384 3,760 4,230 4,320 4,512 5,076 5,640 6,345 6,768 7,520 8,460 8,640 9,024 10,152 11,280 12,690 13,536 15,040 16,920 20,304 22,560 25,380 27,072 33,840 40,608 45,120 50,760 67,680 81,216 101,520 135,360 203,040 and 406,080, with no remainder.

Since 406,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 406,080, 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).