Q: Is 441,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 441,840 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 441,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 263 280 336 420 526 560 789 840 1,052 1,315 1,578 1,680 1,841 2,104 2,630 3,156 3,682 3,945 4,208 5,260 5,523 6,312 7,364 7,890 9,205 10,520 11,046 12,624 14,728 15,780 18,410 21,040 22,092 27,615 29,456 31,560 36,820 44,184 55,230 63,120 73,640 88,368 110,460 147,280 220,920 and 441,840, with no remainder.

Since 441,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 441,840, 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).