Q: Is 408,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 408,480 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 408,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 37 40 46 48 60 69 74 80 92 96 111 115 120 138 148 160 184 185 222 230 240 276 296 345 368 370 444 460 480 552 555 592 690 736 740 851 888 920 1,104 1,110 1,184 1,380 1,480 1,702 1,776 1,840 2,208 2,220 2,553 2,760 2,960 3,404 3,552 3,680 4,255 4,440 5,106 5,520 5,920 6,808 8,510 8,880 10,212 11,040 12,765 13,616 17,020 17,760 20,424 25,530 27,232 34,040 40,848 51,060 68,080 81,696 102,120 136,160 204,240 and 408,480, with no remainder.

Since 408,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 408,480, 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).