Q: Is 444,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 444,360 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 444,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 23 24 28 30 35 40 42 46 56 60 69 70 84 92 105 115 120 138 140 161 168 184 210 230 276 280 322 345 420 460 483 529 552 644 690 805 840 920 966 1,058 1,288 1,380 1,587 1,610 1,932 2,116 2,415 2,645 2,760 3,174 3,220 3,703 3,864 4,232 4,830 5,290 6,348 6,440 7,406 7,935 9,660 10,580 11,109 12,696 14,812 15,870 18,515 19,320 21,160 22,218 29,624 31,740 37,030 44,436 55,545 63,480 74,060 88,872 111,090 148,120 222,180 and 444,360, with no remainder.

Since 444,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 444,360, 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).