Q: Is 448,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 448,400 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 448,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 38 40 50 59 76 80 95 100 118 152 190 200 236 295 304 380 400 472 475 590 760 944 950 1,121 1,180 1,475 1,520 1,900 2,242 2,360 2,950 3,800 4,484 4,720 5,605 5,900 7,600 8,968 11,210 11,800 17,936 22,420 23,600 28,025 44,840 56,050 89,680 112,100 224,200 and 448,400, with no remainder.

Since 448,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 448,400, 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).