Q: Is 412,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 412,560 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 412,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 191 216 240 270 360 382 432 540 573 720 764 955 1,080 1,146 1,528 1,719 1,910 2,160 2,292 2,865 3,056 3,438 3,820 4,584 5,157 5,730 6,876 7,640 8,595 9,168 10,314 11,460 13,752 15,280 17,190 20,628 22,920 25,785 27,504 34,380 41,256 45,840 51,570 68,760 82,512 103,140 137,520 206,280 and 412,560, with no remainder.

Since 412,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 412,560, 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).