Q: Is 449,904 a Composite Number?

Why is 449,904 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 449,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 42 48 52 56 78 84 91 103 104 112 156 168 182 206 208 273 309 312 336 364 412 546 618 624 721 728 824 1,092 1,236 1,339 1,442 1,456 1,648 2,163 2,184 2,472 2,678 2,884 4,017 4,326 4,368 4,944 5,356 5,768 8,034 8,652 9,373 10,712 11,536 16,068 17,304 18,746 21,424 28,119 32,136 34,608 37,492 56,238 64,272 74,984 112,476 149,968 224,952 and 449,904, with no remainder.

Since 449,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 449,904, 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).