Q: Is 407,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 407,520 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 407,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 283 288 360 480 566 720 849 1,132 1,415 1,440 1,698 2,264 2,547 2,830 3,396 4,245 4,528 5,094 5,660 6,792 8,490 9,056 10,188 11,320 12,735 13,584 16,980 20,376 22,640 25,470 27,168 33,960 40,752 45,280 50,940 67,920 81,504 101,880 135,840 203,760 and 407,520, with no remainder.

Since 407,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 407,520, 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).