Q: Is 440,496 a Composite Number?

Why is 440,496 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 440,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 19 21 23 24 28 36 38 42 46 48 56 57 63 69 72 76 84 92 112 114 126 133 138 144 152 161 168 171 184 207 228 252 266 276 304 322 336 342 368 399 414 437 456 483 504 532 552 644 684 798 828 874 912 966 1,008 1,064 1,104 1,197 1,288 1,311 1,368 1,449 1,596 1,656 1,748 1,932 2,128 2,394 2,576 2,622 2,736 2,898 3,059 3,192 3,312 3,496 3,864 3,933 4,788 5,244 5,796 6,118 6,384 6,992 7,728 7,866 9,177 9,576 10,488 11,592 12,236 15,732 18,354 19,152 20,976 23,184 24,472 27,531 31,464 36,708 48,944 55,062 62,928 73,416 110,124 146,832 220,248 and 440,496, with no remainder.

Since 440,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 440,496, 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).