Q: Is 445,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 445,060 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 445,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 17 20 22 28 34 35 44 55 68 70 77 85 110 119 140 154 170 187 220 238 289 308 340 374 385 476 578 595 748 770 935 1,156 1,190 1,309 1,445 1,540 1,870 2,023 2,380 2,618 2,890 3,179 3,740 4,046 5,236 5,780 6,358 6,545 8,092 10,115 12,716 13,090 15,895 20,230 22,253 26,180 31,790 40,460 44,506 63,580 89,012 111,265 222,530 and 445,060, with no remainder.

Since 445,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 445,060, 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).