Q: Is 407,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 407,880 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 407,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 66 72 88 90 99 103 110 120 132 165 180 198 206 220 264 309 330 360 396 412 440 495 515 618 660 792 824 927 990 1,030 1,133 1,236 1,320 1,545 1,854 1,980 2,060 2,266 2,472 3,090 3,399 3,708 3,960 4,120 4,532 4,635 5,665 6,180 6,798 7,416 9,064 9,270 10,197 11,330 12,360 13,596 16,995 18,540 20,394 22,660 27,192 33,990 37,080 40,788 45,320 50,985 67,980 81,576 101,970 135,960 203,940 and 407,880, with no remainder.

Since 407,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 407,880, 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).