Q: Is 449,568 a Composite Number?

Why is 449,568 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 449,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 223 224 252 288 336 446 504 669 672 892 1,008 1,338 1,561 1,784 2,007 2,016 2,676 3,122 3,568 4,014 4,683 5,352 6,244 7,136 8,028 9,366 10,704 12,488 14,049 16,056 18,732 21,408 24,976 28,098 32,112 37,464 49,952 56,196 64,224 74,928 112,392 149,856 224,784 and 449,568, with no remainder.

Since 449,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 449,568, 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).