Q: Is 450,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 450,720 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 450,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 313 360 480 626 720 939 1,252 1,440 1,565 1,878 2,504 2,817 3,130 3,756 4,695 5,008 5,634 6,260 7,512 9,390 10,016 11,268 12,520 14,085 15,024 18,780 22,536 25,040 28,170 30,048 37,560 45,072 50,080 56,340 75,120 90,144 112,680 150,240 225,360 and 450,720, with no remainder.

Since 450,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 450,720, 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).