Q: Is 442,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 442,260 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 442,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 26 27 28 30 35 36 39 42 45 52 54 60 63 65 70 78 81 84 90 91 105 108 117 126 130 135 140 156 162 180 182 189 195 210 234 243 252 260 270 273 315 324 351 364 378 390 405 420 455 468 486 540 546 567 585 630 702 756 780 810 819 910 945 972 1,053 1,092 1,134 1,170 1,215 1,260 1,365 1,404 1,620 1,638 1,701 1,755 1,820 1,890 2,106 2,268 2,340 2,430 2,457 2,730 2,835 3,159 3,276 3,402 3,510 3,780 4,095 4,212 4,860 4,914 5,265 5,460 5,670 6,318 6,804 7,020 7,371 8,190 8,505 9,828 10,530 11,340 12,285 12,636 14,742 15,795 16,380 17,010 21,060 22,113 24,570 29,484 31,590 34,020 36,855 44,226 49,140 63,180 73,710 88,452 110,565 147,420 221,130 and 442,260, with no remainder.

Since 442,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,260, 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).