Q: Is 408,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 408,960 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 408,960 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 64 71 72 80 90 96 120 128 142 144 160 180 192 213 240 284 288 320 355 360 384 426 480 568 576 639 640 710 720 852 960 1,065 1,136 1,152 1,278 1,420 1,440 1,704 1,920 2,130 2,272 2,556 2,840 2,880 3,195 3,408 4,260 4,544 5,112 5,680 5,760 6,390 6,816 8,520 9,088 10,224 11,360 12,780 13,632 17,040 20,448 22,720 25,560 27,264 34,080 40,896 45,440 51,120 68,160 81,792 102,240 136,320 204,480 and 408,960, with no remainder.

Since 408,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 408,960, 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).