Q: Is 415,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 415,480 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 415,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 17 20 26 34 40 47 52 65 68 85 94 104 130 136 170 188 221 235 260 340 376 442 470 520 611 680 799 884 940 1,105 1,222 1,598 1,768 1,880 2,210 2,444 3,055 3,196 3,995 4,420 4,888 6,110 6,392 7,990 8,840 10,387 12,220 15,980 20,774 24,440 31,960 41,548 51,935 83,096 103,870 207,740 and 415,480, with no remainder.

Since 415,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 415,480, 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).