Q: Is 446,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 446,040 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 446,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 54 56 59 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 108 118 120 126 135 140 168 177 180 189 210 216 236 252 270 280 295 315 354 360 378 413 420 472 504 531 540 590 630 708 756 826 840 885 945 1,062 1,080 1,180 1,239 1,260 1,416 1,512 1,593 1,652 1,770 1,890 2,065 2,124 2,360 2,478 2,520 2,655 3,186 3,304 3,540 3,717 3,780 4,130 4,248 4,956 5,310 6,195 6,372 7,080 7,434 7,560 7,965 8,260 9,912 10,620 11,151 12,390 12,744 14,868 15,930 16,520 18,585 21,240 22,302 24,780 29,736 31,860 37,170 44,604 49,560 55,755 63,720 74,340 89,208 111,510 148,680 223,020 and 446,040, with no remainder.

Since 446,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 446,040, 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).