Q: Is 444,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 444,000 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 444,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 37 40 48 50 60 74 75 80 96 100 111 120 125 148 150 160 185 200 222 240 250 296 300 370 375 400 444 480 500 555 592 600 740 750 800 888 925 1,000 1,110 1,184 1,200 1,480 1,500 1,776 1,850 2,000 2,220 2,400 2,775 2,960 3,000 3,552 3,700 4,000 4,440 4,625 5,550 5,920 6,000 7,400 8,880 9,250 11,100 12,000 13,875 14,800 17,760 18,500 22,200 27,750 29,600 37,000 44,400 55,500 74,000 88,800 111,000 148,000 222,000 and 444,000, with no remainder.

Since 444,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 444,000, 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).