Q: Is 412,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 412,440 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 412,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 491 840 982 1,473 1,964 2,455 2,946 3,437 3,928 4,910 5,892 6,874 7,365 9,820 10,311 11,784 13,748 14,730 17,185 19,640 20,622 27,496 29,460 34,370 41,244 51,555 58,920 68,740 82,488 103,110 137,480 206,220 and 412,440, with no remainder.

Since 412,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 412,440, 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).