Q: Is 444,528 a Composite Number?

Why is 444,528 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 444,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 49 54 56 63 72 81 84 98 108 112 126 144 147 162 168 189 196 216 252 294 324 336 343 378 392 432 441 504 567 588 648 686 756 784 882 1,008 1,029 1,134 1,176 1,296 1,323 1,372 1,512 1,764 2,058 2,268 2,352 2,646 2,744 3,024 3,087 3,528 3,969 4,116 4,536 5,292 5,488 6,174 7,056 7,938 8,232 9,072 9,261 10,584 12,348 15,876 16,464 18,522 21,168 24,696 27,783 31,752 37,044 49,392 55,566 63,504 74,088 111,132 148,176 222,264 and 444,528, with no remainder.

Since 444,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 444,528, 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).