Q: Is 448,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 448,056 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 448,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 127 147 168 196 252 254 294 381 392 441 504 508 588 762 882 889 1,016 1,143 1,176 1,524 1,764 1,778 2,286 2,667 3,048 3,528 3,556 4,572 5,334 6,223 7,112 8,001 9,144 10,668 12,446 16,002 18,669 21,336 24,892 32,004 37,338 49,784 56,007 64,008 74,676 112,014 149,352 224,028 and 448,056, with no remainder.

Since 448,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 448,056, 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).