Q: Is 440,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 440,960 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 440,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 53 64 65 80 104 106 128 130 160 208 212 260 265 320 416 424 520 530 640 689 832 848 1,040 1,060 1,378 1,664 1,696 2,080 2,120 2,756 3,392 3,445 4,160 4,240 5,512 6,784 6,890 8,320 8,480 11,024 13,780 16,960 22,048 27,560 33,920 44,096 55,120 88,192 110,240 220,480 and 440,960, with no remainder.

Since 440,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 440,960, 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).