Q: Is 447,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 447,108 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 447,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 37 38 53 57 74 76 106 111 114 148 159 212 222 228 318 444 636 703 1,007 1,406 1,961 2,014 2,109 2,812 3,021 3,922 4,028 4,218 5,883 6,042 7,844 8,436 11,766 12,084 23,532 37,259 74,518 111,777 149,036 223,554 and 447,108, with no remainder.

Since 447,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 447,108, 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).