Q: Is 450,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 450,432 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 450,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 23 24 32 34 36 46 48 51 64 68 69 72 92 96 102 128 136 138 144 153 184 192 204 207 272 276 288 306 368 384 391 408 414 544 552 576 612 736 782 816 828 1,088 1,104 1,152 1,173 1,224 1,472 1,564 1,632 1,656 2,176 2,208 2,346 2,448 2,944 3,128 3,264 3,312 3,519 4,416 4,692 4,896 6,256 6,528 6,624 7,038 8,832 9,384 9,792 12,512 13,248 14,076 18,768 19,584 25,024 26,496 28,152 37,536 50,048 56,304 75,072 112,608 150,144 225,216 and 450,432, with no remainder.

Since 450,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 450,432, 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).