Q: Is 451,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 451,248 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 451,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 68 79 84 102 112 119 136 158 168 204 237 238 272 316 336 357 408 474 476 553 632 714 816 948 952 1,106 1,264 1,343 1,428 1,659 1,896 1,904 2,212 2,686 2,856 3,318 3,792 4,029 4,424 5,372 5,712 6,636 8,058 8,848 9,401 10,744 13,272 16,116 18,802 21,488 26,544 28,203 32,232 37,604 56,406 64,464 75,208 112,812 150,416 225,624 and 451,248, with no remainder.

Since 451,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 451,248, 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).