Q: Is 447,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 447,552 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 447,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 37 42 48 54 56 63 64 72 74 84 96 108 111 112 126 144 148 168 189 192 216 222 224 252 259 288 296 333 336 378 432 444 448 504 518 576 592 666 672 756 777 864 888 999 1,008 1,036 1,184 1,332 1,344 1,512 1,554 1,728 1,776 1,998 2,016 2,072 2,331 2,368 2,664 3,024 3,108 3,552 3,996 4,032 4,144 4,662 5,328 6,048 6,216 6,993 7,104 7,992 8,288 9,324 10,656 12,096 12,432 13,986 15,984 16,576 18,648 21,312 24,864 27,972 31,968 37,296 49,728 55,944 63,936 74,592 111,888 149,184 223,776 and 447,552, with no remainder.

Since 447,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 447,552, 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).