Q: Is 437,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 437,580 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 437,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 20 22 26 30 33 34 36 39 44 45 51 52 55 60 65 66 68 78 85 90 99 102 110 117 130 132 143 153 156 165 170 180 187 195 198 204 220 221 234 255 260 286 306 330 340 374 390 396 429 442 468 495 510 561 572 585 612 660 663 715 748 765 780 858 884 935 990 1,020 1,105 1,122 1,170 1,287 1,326 1,430 1,530 1,683 1,716 1,870 1,980 1,989 2,145 2,210 2,244 2,340 2,431 2,574 2,652 2,805 2,860 3,060 3,315 3,366 3,740 3,978 4,290 4,420 4,862 5,148 5,610 6,435 6,630 6,732 7,293 7,956 8,415 8,580 9,724 9,945 11,220 12,155 12,870 13,260 14,586 16,830 19,890 21,879 24,310 25,740 29,172 33,660 36,465 39,780 43,758 48,620 72,930 87,516 109,395 145,860 218,790 and 437,580, with no remainder.

Since 437,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 437,580, 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).