Q: Is 447,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 447,984 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 447,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 34 36 48 51 54 61 68 72 102 108 122 136 144 153 183 204 216 244 272 306 366 408 432 459 488 549 612 732 816 918 976 1,037 1,098 1,224 1,464 1,647 1,836 2,074 2,196 2,448 2,928 3,111 3,294 3,672 4,148 4,392 6,222 6,588 7,344 8,296 8,784 9,333 12,444 13,176 16,592 18,666 24,888 26,352 27,999 37,332 49,776 55,998 74,664 111,996 149,328 223,992 and 447,984, with no remainder.

Since 447,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 447,984, 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).