Q: Is 438,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 438,480 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 438,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 29 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 54 56 58 60 63 70 72 80 84 87 90 105 108 112 116 120 126 135 140 144 145 168 174 180 189 203 210 216 232 240 252 261 270 280 290 315 336 348 360 378 406 420 432 435 464 504 522 540 560 580 609 630 696 720 756 783 812 840 870 945 1,008 1,015 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,218 1,260 1,305 1,392 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,680 1,740 1,827 1,890 2,030 2,088 2,160 2,320 2,436 2,520 2,610 3,024 3,045 3,132 3,248 3,480 3,654 3,780 3,915 4,060 4,176 4,872 5,040 5,220 5,481 6,090 6,264 6,960 7,308 7,560 7,830 8,120 9,135 9,744 10,440 10,962 12,180 12,528 14,616 15,120 15,660 16,240 18,270 20,880 21,924 24,360 27,405 29,232 31,320 36,540 43,848 48,720 54,810 62,640 73,080 87,696 109,620 146,160 219,240 and 438,480, with no remainder.

Since 438,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 438,480, 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).