Q: Is 442,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 442,800 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 442,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 41 45 48 50 54 60 72 75 80 82 90 100 108 120 123 135 144 150 164 180 200 205 216 225 240 246 270 300 328 360 369 400 410 432 450 492 540 600 615 656 675 720 738 820 900 984 1,025 1,080 1,107 1,200 1,230 1,350 1,476 1,640 1,800 1,845 1,968 2,050 2,160 2,214 2,460 2,700 2,952 3,075 3,280 3,600 3,690 4,100 4,428 4,920 5,400 5,535 5,904 6,150 7,380 8,200 8,856 9,225 9,840 10,800 11,070 12,300 14,760 16,400 17,712 18,450 22,140 24,600 27,675 29,520 36,900 44,280 49,200 55,350 73,800 88,560 110,700 147,600 221,400 and 442,800, with no remainder.

Since 442,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,800, 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).