Q: Is 444,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 444,720 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 444,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 109 120 136 170 204 218 240 255 272 327 340 408 436 510 545 654 680 816 872 1,020 1,090 1,308 1,360 1,635 1,744 1,853 2,040 2,180 2,616 3,270 3,706 4,080 4,360 5,232 5,559 6,540 7,412 8,720 9,265 11,118 13,080 14,824 18,530 22,236 26,160 27,795 29,648 37,060 44,472 55,590 74,120 88,944 111,180 148,240 222,360 and 444,720, with no remainder.

Since 444,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 444,720, 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).