Q: Is 448,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 448,800 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 448,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 17 20 22 24 25 30 32 33 34 40 44 48 50 51 55 60 66 68 75 80 85 88 96 100 102 110 120 132 136 150 160 165 170 176 187 200 204 220 240 255 264 272 275 300 330 340 352 374 400 408 425 440 480 510 528 544 550 561 600 660 680 748 800 816 825 850 880 935 1,020 1,056 1,100 1,122 1,200 1,275 1,320 1,360 1,496 1,632 1,650 1,700 1,760 1,870 2,040 2,200 2,244 2,400 2,550 2,640 2,720 2,805 2,992 3,300 3,400 3,740 4,080 4,400 4,488 4,675 5,100 5,280 5,610 5,984 6,600 6,800 7,480 8,160 8,800 8,976 9,350 10,200 11,220 13,200 13,600 14,025 14,960 17,952 18,700 20,400 22,440 26,400 28,050 29,920 37,400 40,800 44,880 56,100 74,800 89,760 112,200 149,600 224,400 and 448,800, with no remainder.

Since 448,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 448,800, 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).