Q: Is 440,832 a Composite Number?

Why is 440,832 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 440,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 41 42 48 56 64 82 84 96 112 123 128 164 168 192 224 246 256 287 328 336 384 448 492 512 574 656 672 768 861 896 984 1,148 1,312 1,344 1,536 1,722 1,792 1,968 2,296 2,624 2,688 3,444 3,584 3,936 4,592 5,248 5,376 6,888 7,872 9,184 10,496 10,752 13,776 15,744 18,368 20,992 27,552 31,488 36,736 55,104 62,976 73,472 110,208 146,944 220,416 and 440,832, with no remainder.

Since 440,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 440,832, 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).