Q: Is 439,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 439,920 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 439,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 47 48 52 60 65 72 78 80 90 94 104 117 120 130 141 144 156 180 188 195 208 234 235 240 260 282 312 360 376 390 423 468 470 520 564 585 611 624 705 720 752 780 846 936 940 1,040 1,128 1,170 1,222 1,410 1,560 1,692 1,833 1,872 1,880 2,115 2,256 2,340 2,444 2,820 3,055 3,120 3,384 3,666 3,760 4,230 4,680 4,888 5,499 5,640 6,110 6,768 7,332 8,460 9,165 9,360 9,776 10,998 11,280 12,220 14,664 16,920 18,330 21,996 24,440 27,495 29,328 33,840 36,660 43,992 48,880 54,990 73,320 87,984 109,980 146,640 219,960 and 439,920, with no remainder.

Since 439,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 439,920, 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).