Q: Is 440,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 440,800 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 440,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 29 32 38 40 50 58 76 80 95 100 116 145 152 160 190 200 232 290 304 380 400 464 475 551 580 608 725 760 800 928 950 1,102 1,160 1,450 1,520 1,900 2,204 2,320 2,755 2,900 3,040 3,800 4,408 4,640 5,510 5,800 7,600 8,816 11,020 11,600 13,775 15,200 17,632 22,040 23,200 27,550 44,080 55,100 88,160 110,200 220,400 and 440,800, with no remainder.

Since 440,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 440,800, 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).