Q: Is 450,996 a Composite Number?

Why is 450,996 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 450,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 49 52 59 78 84 91 98 118 147 156 177 182 196 236 273 294 354 364 413 546 588 637 708 767 826 1,092 1,239 1,274 1,534 1,652 1,911 2,301 2,478 2,548 2,891 3,068 3,822 4,602 4,956 5,369 5,782 7,644 8,673 9,204 10,738 11,564 16,107 17,346 21,476 32,214 34,692 37,583 64,428 75,166 112,749 150,332 225,498 and 450,996, with no remainder.

Since 450,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 450,996, 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).