Q: Is 446,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 446,600 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 446,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 29 35 40 44 50 55 56 58 70 77 88 100 110 116 140 145 154 175 200 203 220 232 275 280 290 308 319 350 385 406 440 550 580 616 638 700 725 770 812 1,015 1,100 1,160 1,276 1,400 1,450 1,540 1,595 1,624 1,925 2,030 2,200 2,233 2,552 2,900 3,080 3,190 3,850 4,060 4,466 5,075 5,800 6,380 7,700 7,975 8,120 8,932 10,150 11,165 12,760 15,400 15,950 17,864 20,300 22,330 31,900 40,600 44,660 55,825 63,800 89,320 111,650 223,300 and 446,600, with no remainder.

Since 446,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 446,600, 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).